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On the recordJune 4, 2026
We want to show that tech companies cannot act without impunity, they need to build safeguards into their products so that people's images cannot by used or manipulated by AI, to sexualise them without their consent.
Said by
Jess Asato
Labour Party
Source
bbc.com

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Calling for accountability from tech companies regarding image manipulation.

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