In Malaysia, Artificial Intelligence is already causing harm to content creators through deepfake nudes, cloned voices, scam s and stolen likenesses, experts have warned.They shared the view at the Freedom Film Network’s second International Conference on Film & Society in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, where creators, researchers and advocates from across Southeast Asia gathered under the theme “Cultivating Artistic Freedom in a Volatile World”.Melissa Lim Shi Hui, a lawyer and legal fellow at Sinar Project who is building a public case database of creators whose works, images and likenesses have been misused through AI, said at the event that many creators had become newly vulnerable because they now had little choice but to put themselves online to make a living.
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Malaysia’s content creators battle AI abuse as deepfakes, scam ads spread online
In Malaysia, content creators are facing increasing challenges due to the misuse of artificial intelligence, including deepfakes, voice cloning, and scams. Experts at the Freedom Film Network's International Conference on Film & Society in Kuala Lumpur discussed the growing problem, highlighting how creators are becoming vulnerable as they rely on online platforms for income.
Iman Muttaqin YusofSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-15 · 11:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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In Malaysia, content creators are facing increasing challenges due to the misuse of artificial intelligence, including deepfakes, voice cloning, and scams. Experts at the Freedom Film Network's International Conference on Film & Society in Kuala Lumpur discussed the growing problem, highlighting how creators are becoming vulnerable as they rely on online platforms for income. A lawyer from Sinar Project is building a database of cases involving AI misuse of creators' work, images, and likenesses. The conference brought together creators, researchers, and advocates from Southeast Asia to address artistic freedom in a changing digital landscape. The issue is that AI is being used to exploit creators, causing harm to their reputation and livelihood.
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Melissa Lim Shi Hui is building a public case database of creators whose works, images and likenesses have been misused through AI.
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Many creators had become newly vulnerable because they now had little choice but to put themselves online to make a living.
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Artificial intelligence is causing harm to content creators in Malaysia through deepfake nudes, cloned voices, scams and stolen likenesses.
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