Ottawa must move urgently to ban nude deepfakes
Canada's Bill C-16 aims to address gender-based violence by banning AI-generated deepfake nude images. However, the bill is stalled due to the inclusion of controversial reforms that detract from its primary focus. Urgent reforms to the Criminal Code are needed to protect victims, but the government is advised to separate contentious issues from the bill's core objectives.
- ▪Bill C-16 includes provisions to ban the distribution of AI-generated fake nude images.
- ▪The bill is currently stalled in committee due to the inclusion of unrelated controversial reforms.
- ▪A recent court case highlighted the vulnerabilities of victims of non-consensual deepfake images.
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Open this photo in gallery:Canada currently bans the non-consensual sharing of explicit images, but not those conjured up with AI technology.Chris Wattie/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCanada’s federal parties have a bad habit when in government of trying to squeeze too many things into a single bill. That happens annually in omnibus budget bills as thick as a cinder block, but it can also be seen in a lot of other legislation, too.This scenario is now playing out in Bill C-16, branded by the Liberals as a crackdown on gender-based violence.Much of the bill brings about urgently needed reform, in particular changes to the Criminal Code that would ban the distribution of AI-generated fake nude images of real people.But that and other…
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