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This is how easy it is to create deepfake porn

The virtual disrobing business is booming.(Bild: stock.adobe.com, Krone KREATIV)

Taylor Swift is one of the most successful singers of our time - nude pictures don't really fit in with the image of the pop icon, who likes to appear innocent on the outside. Fans are outraged by the explicit pictures of the 34-year-old that are currently circulating online, especially as the images are all fake, created by an AI. Krone+ did a self-experiment to find out how frighteningly easy it is to create such deepfakes.

"Swifties", as the 34-year-old's followers call themselves, are in an uproar: explicit pictures of the pop singer are currently doing the rounds on X (formerly Twitter) under the hashtag #TaylorSwiftAI. They show Swift, currently in a relationship with American football player Travis Kelce, surrounded by supposed fans of the Kansas City Chiefs in an explicit pose and with an equally explicit message on her body: "Fk me". The pictures are easy to spot as fakes - but that doesn't make them any less shameful or damaging to the team's reputation.