Pornography

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2023

Child psychiatrist in the United States received 40 years in prison for creating pornographic deepfakes

On November 8, 2023, the US Department of Justice announced that Charlotte (North Carolina) child psychiatrist David Tatum was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the production, possession and transfer of materials related to child sexual abuse. The criminal, in particular, is charged with creating pornographic deepfakes - images generated using artificial intelligence. Read more here.

Paedophiles using AI to create children's photos of stars and make up stories with them

Paedophiles are actively using generative artificial intelligence systems to "rejuvenate" celebrities in photos and create their child's sexual images. In addition, thousands of AI images showing child abuse were found on the Internet. This is stated in the report of the non-governmental British organization Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), published on October 25, 2023.

It is reported that during September 2023 alone, approximately 3 thousand images created through AI algorithms and depicting sexual abuse of children were published on a dark web forum. Moreover, about every fifth such image (564 pieces) is recognized as unacceptable as possible: we are talking about rape, sexual torture and bestiality. 1372 of the identified images show children of primary school age (from 7 to 10 years old), in 143 pictures - children aged three to six years, and in two images - babies under two years old.

Pedophiles actively use generative AI systems

Attackers generate images of stars in childhood and come up with various stories with them. AI tools are also used to create images of children naked based on photos that have been uploaded to the internet for legal purposes. Pictures of children are used to teach AI models in order to subsequently form deepfakes.

The IWF notes that some AI models work so efficiently that it is difficult for even experienced specialists to distinguish generated images from real photos. In the future, such tools will be improved, which will create additional difficulties for law enforcement agencies involved in identifying pedophiles. The IWF fears that a flood of realistic AI materials will lead to analysts wasting time studying deepfakes instead of looking for real criminals.^[1]

2020: The emergence of Telegram bots that create fake "porn photos" based on DeepNude for blackmail

At the end of October 2020, a system of deepfake bots was discovered in Telegram, which, upon request, generate fake "porn photos." Users substitute the faces of familiar women taken from images from social networks for such pictures, and then send them out in public channels and chats or use them for blackmail. Read more here.

2019: US begins to jail for distributing porn with face-changers

In early July 2019, Virginia passed a law prohibiting the distribution of pornography with the substitution of persons. This is the first state in the United States to have such an initiative. Read more here.

2017: Replacing the face of a porn actress with the face of a Hollywood movie star

In December 2017, a porn video allegedly appeared on the Internet with the participation of the famous actress Gal Gadot. However, in reality, the video showed the body of a porn actress, whose face was replaced with the face of a Hollywood movie star using artificial intelligence. Read more here.