This combination of AP file photos shows Rihanna at the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone sneaker launch party in London on April 17, 2024, left, and Katy Perry at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 25, 2024. this year. But that didn’t stop AI-generated images from tricking some fans into thinking the stars made appearances on the steps of fashion’s biggest night.
While the source or sources of these images is hard to lock down, the realistic-looking Met Gala backdrop seen in many suggests that whatever AI tool was used to create them was likely trained on some images of past events.Last year, Getty sued a leading AI image generator, London-based Stability AI, alleging that it had copied more than 12 million photographs from Getty’s stock photography collection without permission.
While using AI to generate images of celebs in make-believe luxury gowns may seem relatively harmless, Myers and others note that there’s a well-documented history of more serious or detrimental uses of this kind of technology.. Victims of nonconsensual deepfakes go well beyond celebrities, of course, and advocates stress particular concern for victims who have little protections.