In January, streamer Brandon “Atrioc” Ewing accidentally told the world that he was interested in deepfake porn — explicit photos and videos faked with AI — featuring popular Twitch streamers like Maya Higa and Pokimane. clarified.He made a tearful apology video and posted a statement twitter longer (opens in new tab), said that this would be the last to hear from him “for a while.” Now, after about six weeks of reflection, he’s back and rebranded as an anti-deepfake his porn vigilante.
As reported by Kotaku (opens in new tab)Ewing said in a March 14 stream, “Reporters, technicians, researchers, [and] He also wired $60,000 to Los Angeles-based law firm Morrison Rothman to help cover the costs of women who wanted to use the firm for takedown requests or “reputation management.” The law firm confirmed to the site that the amount was paid “to be used only by women affected by deepfakes and similar issues.”
Ewing also said he is currently working with Cealtas (opens in new tab)is a company that provides AI-powered identification and removal of illegal content from over 150,000 websites and search engines. Ceartas claims that his service, which offers multiple subscription services starting at $99 per month, has a 98% success rate, saving creators more than $250 million in lost revenue. increase. We are also certified as a “Safety Partner”. Only Fun (opens in new tab).
Ewing said other streamers have joined him in continuing to test the Ceartas system. Among them was at least one person he was portrayed in a deepfake of his porn that he saw in January. He also said that just a day or two before his stream, Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa contacted him to inquire about the service.
“She had heard about the work I was doing, for some reason,” Ewing said. “I hadn’t spoken to her, and she asked if I could help her remove her work. That really works. But she reached out because , now working with her.
“Anyone who thinks this is a problem for them and I can help, I’m happy to do it. I’m legally happy to do it. I’m happy to help.”
To say the least, Ewing’s transition from deepfake consumer to anti-deepfake activist has been swift, and not everyone is convinced yet. twitter (opens in new tab) He admitted to using his own money to take down the deepfake video, but added, “He did it only because he got caught.”