Proposed deepfake Bill ‘not enough’ to combat ‘unprecedented’ crisis

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Proposed deepfake Bill ‘not enough’ to combat ‘unprecedented’ crisis

******* ********* advocates have warned a new Bill targeting the sharing of ********* explicit deepfake material does not go far enough despite the issue reaching an “unprecedented scale”.

The proposed amendments to the Commonwealth ********* Code would introduce offences for transmitting ******* material that had been altered or “created and altered using technology”.

A senate inquiry was told on Tuesday morning that while advocates welcomed the Bill, a stand-alone offence for creating deepfake material was needed to address the issue.

***** and ******* ******** Research and Advocacy chief executive Rachel Burgin told the inquiry that with “widespread and easy access to AI, deepfake material was becoming more prolific”.

“This type of behaviour is deeply gendered: Women, ******, and gender diverse people are most commonly targeted and most commonly targeted by this material,” Ms Burgin said.

“A ******** to criminalise the creation of this type of (deepfake) material is accepting a culture of gender ********* where women’s bodies are easily accessed and the property of all.

Camera IconRape and ******* ******** Research and Advocacy chief executive Rachel Burgin said deepfake material was becoming ‘more prolific’. Supplied Credit: NewsWire

“We have a problem with ********* against women. More than 50 women have been ******* this year alone … We cannot allow women safety to play second fiddle to men’s interests.”

Ms Burgin said deepfakes and threats to release them were not exclusive to celebrities and were a “tactic by abusers to instil ***** and exert control or power over another person”.

The inquiry’s deputy chair, Queensland senator Paul Scarr, lamented “horrifying statistics” around deepfake material but said Commonwealth politicians were limited in their remit.

“I think it is really important to consider how we might work with the states and territories around (criminalising creation),” he said

“From a prevention point of view, if we really want to tackle this, it is that creating these images is an offence, sharing them it’s also an offence, but creating them as an offence.”

********* explicit material altered or manipulated using software, also know as deepfakes, has increasingly made headlines in recent years, particularly with the recent prevalence of AI.

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Last month, it was revealed about 50 students at a Victorian private school had their images taken from their social media accounts and manipulated and made into “deepfake nudes”.

The inquiry earlier heard evidence that about 96 per cent of ********* explicit deepfake material impacted women whose lives were often left “destroyed and shattered”.

National Association of Services Against ******* ********* chief executive Natalie Lambert said she was concerned about the simultaneous rise in reported ******* assaults and the prevalence of violent ************.

“We already see a large number of people accessing services for support around (deepfake) issues. The impact on people’s health wellbeing, their lives and particularly their mental health cannot be overstated,” she said.

The inquiry heard from advocates who also gave evidence about the need for awareness and early prevention.

It is being chaired by Labor senator Nita Green and Greens senator Larissa Waters.

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