Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley slams AI and says she feels ‘violated on a very extreme level’ by ‘vile’ fake images of herself

By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 16:36 BST, 20 July 2024 | Updated: 16:38 BST, 20 July 2024

Robyn Lawley has slammed the rise of AI images in the fashion industry. 

The Australian supermodel told Stellar Magazine this week that she feels ‘violated’ by photos made this way using her likeness. 

‘How am I going to know they’re using my body? We caught [AI-generated deep-fake] girls on Instagram and it was so vile’ the 35-year-old said. 

‘There are no real implications and you really can do that without getting arrested.’

The stunner added that the disturbing trend has led to her losing control of her own image. 

‘The fact you can search “Robyn Lawley eating a banana” is really disturbing. There’s no labelling of AI, so you don’t even know it’s AI. You think it’s a human but it’s not’ she said. 

‘[I feel] violated on a very extreme level. It’s my name that you’ve searched and now AI has generated this image that looks like me, so think of what people could search. I think it’s only going to get worse. 

‘I’ve spent my whole career trying to break those barriers and [represent] real, diverse bodies. Now, I’ve got to compete with bodies that don’t even exist.’ 

Robyn Lawley (pictured)  has slammed the rise of AI images in the fashion industry. The Australian supermodel told Stellar Magazine this week that she feels ‘violated’ by photos made this way using her likeness

Robyn earlier shared her fears about AI last year, posting to Instagram a series of images she claimed were AI-generated likenesses of her.

The post was a accompanied by a very long caption going into her fears about AI’s image-generating abilities.

‘My worries have now been amplified. We’re no longer just dealing with the small changes of a model’s body, but the complete fabrication of a nonhuman,’ she wrote.

‘Artificially made models, can look just as real as a human. The AI model can have a distinctive voice, look, and even own social media pages. And some are already earning the same and more, doing so.’

Lawley went on to warn that the industry has gone beyond small photoshop changes such as airbrushing and body shape modifications. 

‘The fact you can search “Robyn Lawley eating a banana” is really disturbing. There’s no labelling of AI, so you don’t even know it’s AI. You think it’s a human but it’s not’ she said

Robyn earlier shared her fears about AI last year, posting to Instagram a series of images she claimed were AI-generated likenesses of her

‘Some companies like Levi’s claim they use AI models to help supplement ‘human models’ and increase the ‘number and diversity of our models.”

‘Instead of hiring diverse available fashion models?’ she asked rhetorically.

The model then went on to encourage her followers to sign her petition, ‘because this will affect everyone, from the models, makeup artists to the photographers, and stylists etc.’

Robyn was catapulted into the spotlight in 2006 after appearing in teen magazine, Dolly.

Signed to a modelling agency at 18, she decided to switch to ‘plus size’ modelling, which increased her workload and appeal.

In 2011, the beauty went on to become the first ever ‘plus-size’ model in Vogue Australia’s 52-year-history, to feature in the magazine’s editorial fashion spread.

Robyn then forged an international modelling career, featuring on the cover of Vogue Italia, Elle France and GQ Australia.

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Australian supermodel Robyn Lawley slams AI and says she feels ‘violated on a very extreme level’ by ‘vile’ fake images of herself

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