From fake nudes to fake quotes: AI deepfakes plagued Olympic athletes

The report outlines the widespread abuse of generative AI to produce and distribute nonconsensual "nudified" images and political deepfakes of U.S. Olympic athletes and public figures, noting that open-source image models and shareable LoRA customizations have lowered technical barriers. It details how ephemeral forums like 4chan seed content that spreads via Telegram and X, gives examples (multiple athletes and an AI-generated White House video), and highlights the cultural disconnect among perpetrators and shortcomings in guardrails that compound real-world harm.