This is one hell of an HR violation…
Twitch streamer Atrioc, whose actual identify is Brandon Ewing, was caught reside on stream utilizing deepfake porn of different streamers! Yeah, WTF?
On Monday a clip from certainly one of Ewing’s gaming streams surfaced displaying he had left a tab open on his desktop with some very NSFW pictures on the forefront of the web page. This wouldn’t be the primary time a streamer had by chance (or not-so-accidentally) proven porn on livestream. Twitch is normally very quick at catching this stuff, quickly banning streamers who break their phrases of service by displaying one thing inappropriate, however the few seconds of the AI-created nudes seemingly weren’t caught by the corporate — however eagle-eyed viewers knew what they noticed…
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Upon nearer inspection, every thing acquired extra disturbing. The pictures had been reportedly manipulations of the 31-year-old’s fellow streamers Pokimane and Maya Higa. It was additionally found that QTCinderella‘s likeness was on the site as well, among others. So he had been not only looking at, but allegedly paying for, deepfake porn. To make it even worse, these women aren’t simply his colleagues, they’re apparently his good buddies!
Later within the day, the Twitch star went reside on stream along with his spouse Arianna Ewing to deal with the state of affairs. His excuse? He’s simply acquired a really deep curiosity in AI artwork.
Uh huh…
There are methods to look into synthetic intelligence with out non-consensual porn of your pals, you realize…
During the stream, he apologized for his “morbid curiosity”:
“This is so embarrassing, but I was on a regular website, and there was an ad on every video … and then I click it, and then I’m in this rabbit hole. I got morbidly curious and I clicked something. It’s gross and I’m sorry. It’s so embarrassing. There is no excuse for it. I’m not defending it in any way, I think this whole category of stuff is wrong”
He claimed it wasn’t a “pattern of behavior” — however nonetheless admitted to paying for entry to the positioning. How simple it could’ve been for him to not do this?! See a few of his apology (under):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-O4FqEy8oA
Why does his spouse have to take a seat by his aspect, bawling over this? So he can show she nonetheless helps him??
Since Ewing’s apology, affected streamers have responded to the state of affairs, expressing their anger and disappointment. QTCinderella tweeted her response, asking individuals to cease spreading the hyperlink to the NSFW web site:
“I want to scream. Stop. Everybody f**king stop. Stop spreading it. Stop advertising it. Stop. Being seen “naked” in opposition to your will ought to NOT BE A PART OF THIS JOB.”
She additionally went reside with a video displaying her prompt mortified response. Even in her devastated emotional state, she was impressively poised as she decried the objectification of ladies:
Sweet Anita additionally responded, saying Ewing being uncovered is how she came upon her personal pictures had been being manipulated on the positioning:
“This story was how I found out that I’m on this website. I literally choose to pass up millions by not going into sex work and some random cheeto encrusted porn addict solicits my body without my consent instead. Don’t know whether to cry, break stuff or laugh at this point.”
This story was how I came upon that I’m on this web site. I actually select to cross up hundreds of thousands by not going into intercourse work and a few random cheeto encrusted porn addict solicits my physique with out my consent as a substitute. Don’t know whether or not to cry, break stuff or snicker at this level. https://t.co/voNoxRyVBd
— Sweet Anita (@sweetanita) January 30, 2023
Such a wild state of affairs…
What do U suppose, Perezcious readers? Is this an instance of AI going too far? Let us know your ideas within the feedback (under).
[Image via Atrioc/Twitch/Pokimane/QTCinderella/Maya/YouTube.]
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