Harris backs Labour's call for Coco's Law to be amended to include sharing of AI-generated images

Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Government would work with Labour on the legislation, as he described the creation and sharing of artificially created explicit images as 'dehumanising, degrading, and disgusting'

Gráinne Seoige told the media committee this week that when she went to the gardaí about deepfake images being shared of her, the investigation hit a dead end because somebody in possession of the photograph would not hand over their phone. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Simon Harris has backed the Labour Party's call for Coco’s Law to be amended so the sharing of intimate images created by artificial intelligence is outlawed.

The party has also called for new offences on creating an image of a person without their consent.