The real life women whose faces have been stolen by AI: Campaigner faced barrage of abuse when deepfake porn posted on Twitter, politician nearly had election dream scuppered by fake X-rated video and model who saw her face used for an advert on the Tube

Fury has erupted over deepfake porn images of Taylor Swift that have circulated widely on social media in recent days - but the problem is also traumatising scores of real life women in the UK. New AI technology has made it easier for misogynistic trolls to steal photos of real women before transplanting some of their features - such as their face - onto pornographic footage before sharing it online without their consent. The boom in deepfake porn is widely recognised as a growing problem, but slow progress in formulating new laws to tackle it means victims are often left without any legal recourse. Researcher Kate Isaacs was scrolling through X when a video popped up on her notifications. When she clicked play, she realised the footage showed a woman in the middle of a sex act with her face superimposed onto the woman's body.