SAG-AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has condemned the creation and dissemination of explicit artificial intelligence (AI) images featuring Taylor Swift.

Describing the AI-generated content as "upsetting" and "harmful," the organization has called for legal measures to make such activities illegal after umerous explicit AI-generated images of the Lover crooner surfaced on the internet earlier this week.

As per the union statement, “The sexually explicit, A.l.-generated images depicting Taylor Swift are upsetting, harmful, and deeply concerning. The development and dissemination of fake images - especially those of a lewd nature without someone's consent must be made illegal.”

It added, “As a society, we have it in our power to control these technologies, but we must act now before it is too late. SAG-AFTRA continues to support legislation by Congressman Joe Morelle, the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, to make sure we stop exploitation of this nature from happening again.”

While showing support to the Anti-Hero songstress, they added, “We support Taylor, and women everywhere who are the victims of this kind of theft of their privacy and right to autonomy.”

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During the White House press briefing on Friday, a journalist inquired about President Biden's stance on supporting legislation aimed at prohibiting the creation of AI-generated explicit images.

In presser, said Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary,  “It is alarming,” adding, “We are alarmed by the reports of the circulation of images that you just laid out… There should be legislation, obviously, to deal with this issue.”

Last year, Representative Joe Morelle, a Democrat from New York, proposed the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. 

Fran Drescher, who serves as the president of SAG-AFTRA, expressed her support and approval for the legislation when it was introduced.