K-pop idols targeted by AI deepfake apps

A recent wave of advertisements using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake videos of K-pop idols has stirred backlash on social media, raising fresh concerns over the growing misuse of AI to create sexually suggestive content targeting celebrities. These advertisements for AI-powered apps recently triggered widespread concern in online communities, with users criticizing the spread of inappropriate content on short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The ads in question promote AI tools that generate videos of two people kissing, prompting users to upload their own photo alongside an image of their favorite K-pop idol to create a fabricated clip. Screenshots of these ads circulated online, with K-pop fans calling them disturbing and invasive. "Even after reporting it, the ad kept coming back ... I've seen even worse ones," one online community user wrote. Under Korean law, the non-consensual creation, manipulation, distribution or threat to distribute sexually explicit content using digital tools, such as AI, is a criminal offense. Despite the legal framework, deepfWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times