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Alleged Use of AI to Create Sexualized Deepfake Images of Middle School Students Under Investigation in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

March 15, 2025

Authorities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are investigating an alleged case where a middle school student is suspected to have employed AI-driven tools to generate non-consensual sexualized deepfake images of classmates. This incident, which took place in March 2025, is being probed by local law enforcement and the district attorney's office. The questionable actions could potentially violate a new Pennsylvania law focused on unauthorized AI-generated sexual imagery, especially concerning minors. To ensure responsible AI governance, this incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping AI governance, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern function) by visiting JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer
unnamed-middle-school-student-in-pennsylvania
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-image-generator-developers
Alleged harmed parties
unnamed-middle-school-students-in-pennsylvania, minors, students, epistemic-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1351

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.

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