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Those explicit AI-generated Taylor Swift images, unsurprisingly, came from 4Chan.
Bloomberg reports that users on the forum have been competing to find ways to bypass keyword filters on AI image-generation tools that prevent sexually explicit materials from being produced. The images moved from 4Chan to Telegram to X where they found viral attention.
Research from social network analysis company Graphika found that Swift isn’t even the community’s most frequently targeted victim, which range from global celebrities to school children.
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