However, parents and students are concerned that the investigations may not provide enough protection for the victims or consequences for the perpetrators. The incident highlights the increasing misuse of AI to create deep fakes, with a 2019 study by Sensity AI revealing that 96% of such images are pornographic and almost all target women. The mother of one of the victims expressed her fears about the potential long-term impact on her daughter's professional, academic, and social life.
Key takeaways:
- A high school in Westfield, New Jersey, is investigating an incident where a student allegedly created AI-generated nude images of girls at the school and shared them in group chats.
- The school’s principal, Mary Asfendis, has stated that the school believes any created images have been deleted and are not being circulated, but there is still concern about who had images created of them.
- Parents and students are worried that the investigations may not offer enough protection for victims or consequences for perpetrators, especially given the increasing misuse of AI to target women and teens.
- Without a federal law banning deep-fake porn, some states have started creating their own legislation, but enforcement can be challenging. The mother of one of the victims, Dorota Mani, has filed a police report but is still concerned about the potential long-term impacts on her daughter.