AI-Generated Fake Nude Images of Serbian Singer Posted Online
AI-generated fake nude images of Serbian singer Zorana Mićanović and other public figures were reportedly created and posted on a website. The synthetic images were made by altering existing photographs from social media to appear nude, and attempts were made to use them for blackmail purposes.
What happened
According to Serbian singer Zorana Mićanović, AI-generated fake nude images purporting to be of her and other public figures were created and posted on a website. A friend sent her a link to a profile containing such images of multiple public figures.
The fake images were created by modifying existing photographs of Mićanović already posted on Instagram to make them appear nude. Mićanović stated she does not send nude photographs and therefore was not exposed to blackmail over images she created.
Reported impact
Mićanović described the incident as an unpleasant experience she had recently endured. She expressed concern about the situation affecting her colleague singer Mina Kostić, who she said had been hospitalized for over seven days at Laza Lazarević Hospital, and attributed psychological harm to the incident.
Index analysis
The incident involved the creation of deepfake nude images of public figures without consent and their publication on a website designed to host and potentially exploit such content. The targeting of multiple public figures suggests a systematic effort to generate and distribute synthetic sexual imagery.
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This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.