The news hit like a punch to the gut deepfake nude images of celebrities were everywhere

this was a crisis gripping schools and headlines

the internet was a wild west

and the harm was undeniably real

even iconic figures like Taylor Swift were not safe from this AI generated menace

an innocent face transformed into something vile

the deepfake industry operated in plain sight

Microsoft's CEO even weighed in on the rampant deepfakes

it was a pervert's dilemma a new kind of harm

women worldwide were at risk from this rising tide of AI abuse

some tried to dismiss it as doomsaying

but for those impacted the threat was very real

the conversation extended to parliaments and official debates

the rise of AI made it thrive even more

young people were particularly vulnerable to deepfake nudes

new laws were being enacted to criminalize this abhorrent act

and fans took action after explicit AI images circulated

the battle against deepfake porn had just begun

Natasha Lyonne's Russian Doll reminded us that some things we can't escape

while Lisa Yuskavage's Bodies of Work questioned authenticity

the conversation around fake nude photos continued to evolve