AI-Generated Non-Consensual Imagery: Legislative and Technical Safeguards (eurozine.com)

• Stricter EU directives against digital gender-based violence
• Technical challenges in tracing AI models run on local hardware
• Requirement for mandatory labeling of synthetic media by major platforms

"The rise of generative AI has led to an explosion of non-consensual deepfake pornography, challenging current legal frameworks. The European AI Act and national laws are evolving to criminalize the creation and distribution of such content. Technical solutions like watermarking and hashing are being proposed, but enforcement remains difficult due to the borderless nature of the internet and the availability of open-source models."