On Tuesday, IT media outlet Ars Technica reported that a private school in Pennsylvania was rocked by the illegal creation of deepfake sexual content using artificial intelligence (AI).
A student at Lancaster Country Day School, a high school in Pennsylvania, created deepfake illegal sexual content involving over 50 female students.
The media indicates that the school principal first became aware of the issue in November last year. At that time, a student reported the deepfake anonymously through a school portal operated by the state attorney general’s office. However, the principal did not take any action, resulting in more victims emerging until the student responsible for the illegal content was arrested mid-year.
Following the incident, the parents of the alleged victims threatened to sue if the principal and other senior school officials did not resign. This led to the resignation of the principal and the school board chair.
Lawmakers in the U.S. are currently reviewing whether existing laws protecting children from abuse are sufficient to shield them from the harms of AI. Some legislators are pushing for bills to prevent the spread of such content online.
Under the proposed legislation, individuals sharing deepfake adult content without consent could face fines of up to $150,000, and those who share such material to incite violence or interfere with government procedures could face up to 10 years in prison.
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