X, formerly known as Twitter, has blocked searches for Taylor Swift, following a recent incident involving AI-generated explicit images on various social media platforms. The deepfake images were traced back to being likely generated on Microsoft's text-to-image generator, according to a report from 404 Media. While Microsoft stated that they haven't been able to reproduce the specific case, they acknowledged the need for better safeguards and have implemented improved guardrails for their platforms. Yahoo Finance’s Dan Howley reports on this story and weighs in the the increasing urge for US regulation of the quickly-evolving world of AI. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim

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