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Tennessee Meteorologist's Likeness Reportedly Used in Sextortion Campaign Involving Purported AI-Generated Content

January 10, 2025

Meteorologist Bree Smith, based in Nashville, Tennessee, experienced a sextortion campaign involving manipulated deepfakes. Her likeness was digitally imposed onto semi-nude and nude bodies in explicit content circulated online by impostors seeking money. The incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices, particularly regarding deepfake governance. Smith has been advocating for legislative responses to combat deepfake-related harms, including a new Tennessee bill addressing these issues.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-sextortionists, unknown-cybercriminals
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
wtvf, newschannel-5-nashville-wtvf, general-public-of-tennessee, general-public, bree-smith, epistemic-integrity, truth

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1048

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