---
title: "Microsoft adds new restrictions to Designer AI used to make Taylor Swift deepfakes"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-adds-new-restrictions-to-designer-ai-used-to-make-taylor-swift-deepfakes-0afqkre1n
source_url: https://venturebeat.com/business/microsoft-adds-new-restrictions-to-designer-ai-used-to-make-taylor-swift-deepfakes/
type: article
source: "Venture Beat"
published: 2024-01-29T17:00:10.933Z
updated: 2026-05-21T02:15:40.831Z
tags: ["ai", "ai-image-generation", "business", "dalle", "genai", "microsoft", "openai"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Microsoft adds new restrictions to Designer AI used to make Taylor Swift deepfakes

**[Venture Beat](https://daily.dev/sources/venturebeat)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Microsoft updates Designer AI image generator to prevent creation of explicit deepfakes featuring celebrities like Taylor Swift. Outrage from fans prompts calls for more regulations on AI. CEO Satya Nadella supports collaboration with lawmakers but does not call for new laws. SAG-AFTRA endorses a bill making dissemination of explicit deepfakes without consent a federal crime. Specific updates to the Designer AI service have been made, but motivated users may find work-arounds. Microsoft faces FTC probe into its investment into OpenAI.

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