Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
The Verge Mia Sato ● Covered by 2 sources
An Instagram post using an AI deepfake image falsely presented actress Mia Goth in a scenario tied to her divorce filing after Shia LaBeouf. The account that spread the image had more than 1 million followers and a verified badge. The incident highlights that celebrity deepfakes can still look credible and spread quickly, even through accounts that appear legitimate.
Why it matters
In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth, just days after filing for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf, posing in a T-shirt with a pointed message: MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN. To really drive home the point, the song "Single […]