Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has taken a dig at the apparent AI-generated pics of Taylor Swift that went viral on social media this week.
In an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt, Satya Nadella said, “First of all, it’s worrisome and terrible, and yes, we have to take action, and all of us at the tech platform, no matter who you are.” Taking a stand on this issue – I think we all benefit when the online world is safer.” In an NBC Nightly News exclusive,
“I don’t think anyone would want an online world that is not completely secure for both content creators and content consumers,” Nadella said in the interview. “So I think we should move quickly on this.”
Asked about the consequences of AI, Satya Nadella said, “We need to put all the guardrails around the technology so that more secure content can be produced. And there’s still a lot more to be done and a lot more to be done.” The Microsoft CEO said that “law enforcement and technology platforms” can work together and “I think we can govern much more than we give ourselves credit for.” Also read – Kris Jenner mocked for promoting daughter Kim Kardashian’s new SKKN makeup line
Microsoft’s software may have played a role in the creation of the Swift fakes: the images may have originated in a group on Telegram, where users shared pornographic AI-generated images of women; According to a report by 404 Media, one of the tools used by the group is Microsoft Designer, a free AI-based image generator.
Separately on Friday, SAG-AFTRA released a statement condemning the Swift fake images, calling them “disturbing, harmful and deeply concerning” and saying that “the development and dissemination of fake images without anyone’s consent – “Especially of a lewd nature – should be made illegal.”
To date, Microsoft has invested more than $13 billion in San Francisco-based OpenAI, the research organization that created the buzzy AI chatbot ChatGPT. Earlier this month, the Times filed a lawsuit against both OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of allegedly using Times-owned content to train ChatGPT and claiming billions of dollars in damages.
More of Holt’s interview with Nadella is scheduled to air on “NBC Nightly News” on Tuesday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 PM CT.