Deepfake: Implications and Solutions in the EU
Deepfake: Implications and Solutions in the EU

Summary/Abstract: Deepfakes are hyper-realistic videos that apply artificial intelligence to depict persons’ images and voices. Deepfake came into our lives when a Reddit moderator began posting videos that used face-swapping technology to insert celebrities’ likenesses into existing pornographic videos in 2017. Despite a long time having passed, there is still no legal and technical solution in the European Union(the EU) to prevent creating or viraling of deepfake videos.This paper addresses the pressing need for effective measures to combat deepfake proliferation, acknowledging the inadequacy of existing legal and technical frameworks in the EU. Due to its technical aspects, privacy rights, intellectual rights, and criminal law are not good enough to protect the rights of persons’ whose image or voice is used in deepfake videos. By undertaking a thorough examination, this study seeks to bridge the gap between the current state of technology and the legal safeguards required to protect individuals from the detrimental effects of deepfakes in the EU.

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