Bandana girl locks X account after AI misuse of her images

New Delhi: The viral sensation known as ‘Bandana girl’, whose autorickshaw clip gained widespread attention on X earlier this month, has deactivated her account following the alleged creation of AI-generated images using her photos without permission.

She said the sudden fame quickly became overwhelming and began affecting her personal life.

The woman went viral on November 2 after posting a short clip of herself travelling in an autorickshaw. Wearing a white top, silver earrings, soft makeup and a bandana, she became known as “Bandana girl”.

The clip attracted millions of views and prompted numerous recreations, memes and comments. “I have seen this Bandana girl more than my parents this month,” one user remarked.

However, the attention turned troubling when AI-generated images and videos featuring her face began circulating online. She wrote in a post before deactivating her profile, “This is going to be my last tweet for a while. There are a lot of AI-generated images and videos of me being circulated that I DID NOT CONSENT TO. It’s reached a lot of people I know and it’s affected me heavily. Please stop feeding AI applications media of real people. This has actual real-life consequences. Please ASK FOR CONSENT before you upload anything onto an AI platform.”

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The situation has sparked discussion about AI misuse and digital consent. Supporters have voiced concern over the risks, particularly for women. “Women will be the biggest victims of generative AI,” one user wrote.

“One selfie, 85 million views, doxxed, deepfake porn, family finds out, account gone. All in 48 hours. The internet is brutal to girls who dare exist. Hope she is okay,” commented another.

“Dark times for something so simple,” said a third user. “This is really sad to hear,” wrote another.