SAG-AFTRA denounced the circulation of pornographic AI images featuring Taylor Swift on social media and reiterated its backing for legislation to ban such images. The union described the images as "disturbing, harmful, and deeply troubling. " They emphasized the need to make the creation and dissemination of fake, explicit images without consent unlawful. SAG-AFTRA urged society to take action now to regulate these technologies before it's too late. Over the years, the union has been closely monitoring this issue and previously expressed support for state and federal laws prohibiting the distribution of "deepfake" pornographic images without consent. The recent circulation of the Swift images on X (formerly known as Twitter) drew attention to the matter in Washington. During a White House press briefing, the press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, stated that the reports were alarming and called for legislation to address the issue.

Representative Joe Morelle from New York introduced the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act last year, which SAG-AFTRA's president, Fran Drescher, commended. She emphasized that sexual abuse, in any form, should never be tolerated. The union also supports the NO AI FRAUDS Act, which aims to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to distribute unauthorized replicas of real people, regardless of explicit content. AI played a significant role in the SAG-AFTRA strike last year, resulting in contract provisions that require consent and compensation for the use of AI to digitally replicate an actor's performance. However, the agreement did not prevent studios from blending performances to create synthetic actors. The union expressed solidarity with Taylor Swift and all women who experience privacy violations and a loss of autonomy.