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New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

May 19, 2025

The Department of Justice filed one of the initial cases under the TAKE IT DOWN Act against New Jersey resident Cornelius Shannon. He is accused of creating and publishing approximately 360 albums containing AI-generated deepfakes depicting over 90 women, including public figures, dating back to May 2025. The alleged content was shared on an adult image- and video-sharing platform, where it garnered millions of views. Through the JOIN US, learn more about responsible AI governance and Project Cerebellum's Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Management efforts aimed at harm prevention in AI incidents such as this.

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Alleged deployer
deepfake-creators, cornelius-shannon
Alleged developer
deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
women, victims-of-deepfake-abuse, impersonated-public-figures, epistemic-integrity, celebrities

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