[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 127 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E797]
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                      DEEPFAKES OF INTIMATE IMAGES

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                         HON. JOSEPH D. MORELLE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2024

  Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the 
dangerous issue of deepfake pornography, which is incredibly 
destructive and can have life-altering impacts on its victims. Almost 
96 percent of all deepfakes online are pornographic in nature, and 
nearly every single one targets women. It takes no special knowledge or 
technical expertise to create these images, and more women are being 
targeted each and every day. High school students, young girls who 
should be worried about their homework, not whether a classmate is 
using their image to make an explicit video that has the potential to 
do serious and irreparable harm. Deepfakes are abhorrent, and the 
developers of these systems should be held liable. I've introduced 
legislation to bring strong criminal and civil penalties against those 
who create them. I urge my colleagues to join me in demonstrating our 
shared commitment to fighting the dangerous misuse of artificial 
intelligence.

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