How to use AI to fight online image abuse (with Breeze Liu) | Pioneers of AI

AI is a powerful tool full of possibilities, but it also carries the potential for significant harm. One disturbing misuse is the creation of synthetic “revenge porn” through deepfakes, targeting anyone without consent. Breeze Liu, a survivor of this form of online image abuse, has dedicated her career to preventing it from happening to others. As an advocate, she played a key role in the passage of the Take It Down Act. As an entrepreneur, her company, Alecto AI, helps users remove deepfake pornographic images from the internet and access critical resources and support. Liu joins Pioneers of AI to share her journey from survivor to advocate, how Alecto AI protects its users, and how the Take It Down Act is helping to combat deepfake abuse. This episode contains discussions of suicide and sexual abuse. If you or someone you know needs help, call the suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. 00:00 Introducing Breeze Liu & the Take It Down Act 01:35 The trauma that sparked a movement 04:28 Discovering 800+ deepfakes of herself 07:42 Founding Alecto AI to fight image-based abuse 10:53 Building tech to restore control over your own image 14:30 Why legal change had to happen too 18:05 How the Take It Down Act became law 22:47 Addressing free speech and tech industry pushback 27:30 What’s next for Alecto — and for online safety 31:33 A tribute to her great-grandmother and a call to action 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pioneers-of-ai/id1763085968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gbpjgcqJ40rtPrHnXeOWG 💻 LEARN MORE Our website: https://www.pioneersof.ai/ ⚡JOIN OUR COMMUNITY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneersofai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pioneersofai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pioneersofai X: https://twitter.com/pioneersofAI TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pioneersofai 💡ABOUT US Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next.