Deepfakes are out of control – is it too late to stop them?

Singer-songwriter and billionaire Taylor Swift shares something in common with a growing number of non-celebrities: the appalling experience of featuring in fake sexual images made by strangers using artificial intelligence.

Barely a week after explicit AI‑generated images of Swift went viral online last month, more AI-manipulated images and videos appeared that falsely portrayed her expressing support for US presidential candidate Donald Trump. These incidents were preceded by a scam campaign that cloned the voices of Swift and other celebrities…