A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, officials are investigating an incident involving a teenage boy who allegedly used artificial intelligence to create and distribute similar images of other students – also teen girls - that attend a high school in suburban Seattle, Washington.
The disturbing cases have put a spotlight yet again on explicit AI-generated material that overwhelmingly harms women and children and is booming online at an unprecedented rate. According to an analysis by independent researcher Genevieve Oh that was shared with The Associated Press, more than 143,000 new deepfake videos were posted online this year, which surpasses every other year combined.
Clearly that’s the only reason why I could possibly disagree? Lol, get bent. I just don’t think we should make kids into criminals for using technology to imagine what their classmates look like naked.
I think they (the kids) and should face suspensions and expulsion, but legal repurcussions are an entirely different thing when you consider how many mistakes teens make. I don’t think it should be entirely free of legal repurcussions, but would agree that kids are kids.
It’s always tough when discussing teens because some absolutely know what they’re doing to others and fully intend to be harmful, while others think they’re just performing a prank.