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Sydney high school senior creates deepfake pornographic images of female students using AI

Jan 6, 2025Sydney, Australia3 sources

Summary

A Sydney high school senior has been referred to police for allegedly creating deepfake pornographic images of female students using artificial intelligence. The student is also accused of making fake social media accounts of the affected students. The NSW Department of Education has assisted police with the investigation and confirmed the matter was reported to them on Monday. The NSW Police have commenced an investigation into the alleged production and distribution of inappropriate images online. Education Minister Prue Car stated the student would face serious disciplinary action and called the incident "abhorrent." The case has also been referred to the Australian eSafety Commissioner for further action.

Incident Details

Domain
Privacy & Surveillance

Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.

Harm Types
Deepfake NCII
Non-Consensual Imagery
Mechanism
content
Severity
Minor involved
Recipient
Groupfemale students whose identities were used to create deepfake pornographic images without consent
Dimensions
reputationalpsychologicalautonomydiscriminatory