Olympic figure skater targeted with non-consensual AI-generated deepfake imagery

Summary

Female Olympic athletes, including Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Eileen Gu, have been victims of non-consensual AI-generated deepfakes, which have circulated on platforms like 4Chan. In late 2025, users on X prompted Grok AI to generate sexualized images of women and girls, including 14-year-old actress Nell Fisher. The issue of deepfake pornography has grown significantly, with 98% of deepfake content targeting women, and a 55% increase in online deepfakes from 2019 to 2023. Students at El Camino College expressed concerns about the impact of AI-generated content on women's mental health and social interactions. Despite the passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act in Congress to combat deepfakes, such content remains a persistent problem.