Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography
April 14, 2023
A Quebec man was sentenced to over three years in prison for using AI deepfake technology to produce synthetic child pornography. He created videos by superimposing children's faces onto other bodies, adding to the challenge of policing digital sexual exploitation. This case marks a disturbing use of AI in criminal activities, raising concerns about digital safety and the vulnerability of children's images online.
- Alleged deployer
- steven-larouche
- Alleged developer
- unnamed-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- children-(faces-used-in-deepfakes), victims-of-child-sexual-abuse-(bodies-used-in-videos), general-public
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/604
Data source
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