| 英文摘要 |
Deepfake is a technology that uses artificial intelligence (machine deep learning) to produce fake but almost realistic images and videos. Recently, with the continuous development of such technology, countries around the world began to notice the potential harm through the misuse of deepfake technology. At the end of 2021, the“Deepfake sex tape chatroom scandal”attracted the attention of society. Lawmakers in Taiwan were asked to develop relevant penalties and regulations toward such deepfake materials. The Taiwan Ministry of Justice submitted a bill targeting deepfakes to the Executive Yuan in November 2021 and the Executive Yuan further announce a bill to amend the current Criminal Code in March 2022. That bill was approved by the Legislative Yuan and became a part of the Criminal Code
The potential harms of deepfakes could be divided into two main categories: those deepfake content related to“sex”and those related to“misinformation”. Based on these two categories, this article will introduce the current development of deepfake regulations in the United States, Korea, China, and the Europe Union. Furthermore, this article analyzes the current law and the new bill presented by the Taiwan Ministry of Justice submitted and Executive Yuan in a comparative law aspect. Finally, this article will discuss the future of Taiwan’s deepfake regulations by presenting the possibilities and importance of establishing platform responsibilities and technological ethics. |
