AI Content Generation Systems Face Global Pressure Over Privacy and Deepfake Risks

A coalition of data protection authorities from 61 countries issued a joint warning about the harms of generative AI image and video systems that can produce realistic depictions of identifiable people without consent. The statement highlights risks including non-consensual intimate imagery, cyberbullying of vulnerable groups, and defamation; urges companies to implement safeguards, transparency, fast removal mechanisms, and enhanced protections for children; and notes governments are moving toward stricter enforcement and potential penalties for platforms that fail to act.