Rosala and Laura Escanes were two of the first people who made public one of the main problems with the evolution of Artificial Intelligence: the falsification of images or nudes for criminal purposes. Months later, the situation was repeated en masse in educational centers in Almendralejo (Badajoz) and the influencer Marina Rivers came forward admitting that she had also seen nudes of hers generated with AI.
The latest to make her suffering known when having to face this type of situation has been the former surfskate world champion, Mariana Rocha. The Portuguese woman has gone one step further and has reported on her Instagram account exactly what she was. mode of operation that the scammers carried out with her.
I’ve been going through emotional hell lately and I would like to share my story, because I believe that there are more victims like me who suffer from this new type of harassment, has begun in its publication. On November 17, a message sent through WhatsApp alerted him to the existence of these photographs that, although they were not real, seemed so.
The extortionist He asked for 5,000 euros in exchange for those images not seeing the lightbut Rocha did not want to be a part of the scam and decided not to pay. He told me to send it to family, friends, sponsors and hotel clientsanswers her interlocutor in a conversation that Mariana has shared using the screenshot.
Today I saw the dark side of this scary world
Obviously, this situation has caused the athlete unnecessary discomfort that makes her quite skeptical about the evolution of new technologies. The most terrifying thing about these pirates is that they can access everything. There is a lot of talk about how things have evolved, but today I saw the dark side of this terrifying world. I have lost a lot of money and I will have more photos circulating on the internethe lamented.
Aware that this problem is becoming more and more frequent, Mariana Rocha concluded her message by making a request to the institutions. Rulers of the world, do something. These damn pirates are destroying lives and dreams. As much as I think AI has its good pointsit’s scary where we’re headed, has settled.
