Deepfakes Targeting Employees and Workplace NCII

When deepfake intimate content is created or circulated in workplace contexts, by colleagues, supervisors, or clients, it creates a workplace sexual harassment situation. Employees can use ScanErase to find where their face appears in deepfake content. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the EEOC, and employment attorneys address the workplace harassment dimension.

Types of workplace deepfake situations

Deepfake workplace situations include: a colleague creates intimate AI imagery of a coworker; a supervisor circulates deepfake intimate content of an employee; a client distributes deepfake intimate content of a service provider; company messaging systems are used to share deepfake intimate content.

Legal framework

Workplace deepfake intimate content that creates a hostile work environment violates Title VII. HR must investigate and take corrective action. State criminal NCII laws address the criminal dimension.

Response steps

Document all workplace distribution of deepfake intimate content. Report to HR. File an EEOC complaint if HR does not act. Use ScanErase to find where your face appears in deepfake content. Consult an employment attorney about civil claims against both the perpetrator and the employer for failing to act.