‘It felt dehumanising’: Victims speak out as Grok deepfake abuse prompts some Southeast Asia countries to act

Bogdan Hofbauer

Victims and experts say there is a need for stronger safeguards, clearer regulations and accountability. SINGAPORE: When an AI-generated image of Indonesian celebrity Fransisca Saraswati in a pink bikini circulated widely on social media platform X, she blocked the anonymous account responsible. But the 25-year-old soon realised that the image had been generated by Grok, X’s artificial intelligence tool, which had also publicly tagged her, all without her consent. “I felt humiliated, annoyed,