The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office confirmed students had used apps to create fake nude photos, also known as "deepfakes," of several female students at Cascade High School.
Iowa school district confronted by female students over nude AI-generated deepfake photos
Governor Kim Reynolds signed
a law that makes creating AI-generated sexual content of minors a crime
last year.
And depending on the photos, Kennedy says these types of images can be considered child [c]orn- ography. But holding those responsible can be difficult.
“These are very time-consuming cases because we have to send out preservation letters for data, we have to send out subpoenas for data, we have to get search warrants for the phones or computers or whatever they’re using.” he said.
Law enforcement investigating after Cascade students create nude AI images of classmates
horrible. This is becoming a more and more common problem. Some other recent articles about this issue
Elliston Berry, then 14 years old, woke up on the morning of October 2, 2023 in her hometown of Aledo, Texas, to frantic texts from a friend. Innocent photos of Berry and two of her friends from their social media accounts had been edited using artificial intelligence to make them appear nude.
Within a day, edited photos of a total of nine girls at her Aledo high school were being shared around the school.
A Texas teen was the victim of fake AI nudes. Now a new law requires platforms to remove such content.
In January, five Beverly Hills eighth-graders were expelled for their involvement in the creation and sharing of fake nude pictures of classmates. The students superimposed pictures of classmates’ faces onto nude bodies generated by artificial intelligence. In total, 16 eighth-grade students were targeted by the pictures, which were shared through messaging apps, according to the district.
L.A. school district probes inappropriate images shared at Fairfax High. More AI abuse?
Police in Richmond, Illinois - in McHenry County near the Wisconsin state line – have launched an investigation after students said their images were altered into sexually explicit photos and sent to other classmates.
Students at Illinois high school say photos were altered by AI to be explicit