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22 Students at Richmond-Burton Community High School in Illinois Targeted by Deepfake Nudes

March 14, 2024

22 students at Richmond-Burton Community High School in Illinois were targeted in the creation of deepfake nudes. One of the students, Stevie Hyder, was targeted by classmates who used deepfake technology to alter her April 2023 prom picture into nude pictures, which were then circulated on social media. Two unnamed minors were arrested in late April 2024.
Alleged deployer
unnamed-deepfake-creators
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developer
Alleged harmed parties
stevie-hyder, richmond-burton-community-high-school

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/765

Data source

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