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Phys.org — Technology · November 10, 2026 · On the brief until November 24, 2026

To end 'whack-a-mole' war on AI deepfakes, address the 'ecosystem,' researchers urge

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Generating nonconsensual explicit imagery from user prompts

A Brown University study found that over 92 percent of statutes targeting nonconsensual intimate deepfakes penalize individual creators and distributors. These laws overlook the broader network of app stores, developer platforms, and payment systems that support the tools. Lawmakers and prosecutors face clear limits when relying on individual criminal liability instead of regulating this technical infrastructure.

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Classes can debate whether statutory liability should remain on individual offenders or expand to the platforms and payment processors that profit from the imagery.

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