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Paris Hilton

Also known as Paris Whitney Hilton

Paris Hilton is a media personality and businesswoman whose advocacy centers on legal recourse for victims of AI-made explicit images. She is an advocate against deepfakes, and TIME named her to its 2026 TIME100 AI list. In January 2026 she joined Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Laurel Lee at a Capitol news conference for the DEFIANCE Act, a Senate-passed bill that would let victims of AI-generated explicit images sue. In May 2026 she premiered a TikTok docuseries with journalist Laurie Segall about the anonymous operator of an AI-generated pornography site. Earlier, she co-starred in The Simple Life, and she says a 2003 video shared without her consent has significantly impacted her work.

Timeline

  1. 1981

    Born into the Hilton family

    She is born in New York City in 1981, a great-granddaughter of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton. She goes on to build a career as a media personality and businesswoman.

  2. 2003

    A video shared without consent

    In 2003 an intimate video of her is shared online without her consent. She says the experience has significantly impacted her work.

  3. 2003–2007

    Co-starring in The Simple Life

    She co-stars with Nicole Richie in the reality series The Simple Life, which premieres in December 2003 and finishes its run in 2007.

  4. 2021–2024

    The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

    In October 2021 she holds a Capitol press conference for a bill of rights with protections for children in youth treatment facilities. That bill becomes the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, which President Joe Biden signs into law in December 2024.

  5. January 2026

    A Capitol news conference on deepfakes

    In January 2026 she joins Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Laurel Lee at a Capitol news conference for the DEFIANCE Act, a Senate-passed bill that would let victims of AI-generated explicit images sue.

  6. May 2026

    The docuseries Searching for Mr. Deepfakes

    In May 2026 she premieres, with journalist Laurie Segall, a TikTok docuseries called Searching for Mr. Deepfakes, which traces the anonymous operator of an AI-generated pornography site.

  7. 2026

    A place on TIME's AI list

    TIME names her to its 2026 TIME100 AI list for her advocacy against deepfakes.

  8. As of October 2026

    An advocate against deepfakes

    She is an advocate against deepfakes, and her advocacy centers on legal recourse for victims of AI-made explicit images.

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  1. Paris Hilton - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Paris Hilton's TikTok docuseries 'Searching for Mr. Deepfakes' exposes AI dangers digital-release.thehill.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Paris Hilton visits Capitol Hill to push for nonconsensual deepfakes bill 19thnews.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Paris Hilton joins House advocates behind deepfakes bill – Roll Call rollcall.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media debuts a multipart deepfake documentary on TikTok, betting investigative work can scale on short-form shopifreaks.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Elon Musk, Paris Hilton and Ben Affleck - TIME names 100 AI influencers qazinform.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Jensen Huang and Lisa Su snubbed by TIME’s 2026 list of top 100 AI leaders — Paris Hilton and Ben Affleck, among others, make the list as ‘Architects of AI’ inexplicably not listed | Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com. Checked 15 October 2026.