Psychiatrist Sentenced for Unlawful Use of AI in Child Exploitation: A Call to Action for Safe and Secure AI
August 1, 2021
David Tatum, a psychiatrist, was sentenced to 40 years for sexually exploiting a minor and using AI to create child pornography images. This incident underscores the need for responsible AI governance. Tatum utilized a web-based AI application to alter clothed images of minors into explicit content, highlighting the potential misuse of technology in illegal activities. The evidence presented during his trial spans from 2016 to 2021. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
- Alleged deployer
- david-tatum
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- minors-exploited-in-the-images, general-public
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/605
Data source
Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
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