"Congress Urged to Act as AI-Generated Taylor Swift Images Go Viral"

US politicians are calling for new legislation to criminalize the creation of deepfake images after explicit faked photos of Taylor Swift circulated online, with one photo being viewed 47 million times before being taken down. Deepfakes, which use AI to manipulate someone's face or body in videos, have seen a 550% rise in creation since 2019, and there are currently no federal laws against sharing or creating them. Democratic and Republican representatives have emphasized the need for urgent action to combat the harm caused by deepfakes, particularly to women, and Swift's team is reportedly considering legal action against the site that published the AI-generated images.