Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images
Fifteen Spanish schoolchildren receive probation for creating AI-generated deepfake images of classmates, sparking concerns about technology misuse. They face education on gender equality and responsible tech use. Families stress societal reflection.
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Fifteen schoolchildren in south-west Spain have been sentenced to a year's probation for creating and spreading AI-generated images of their female classmates. The case raised concerns about the harmful use of deepfake technology. The teenagers were convicted of creating child abuse images and offenses against their victims' moral integrity. They used artificial intelligence applications to superimpose girls' faces from social media onto naked bodies, sharing the manipulated photos on WhatsApp. The minors were ordered to attend classes on gender equality awareness and responsible technology use. The incident caused anxiety and fear among the victims, prompting a debate on the importance of educating youth about equality and proper sex education to prevent such incidents. The affected families emphasized the need for societal reflection on gender equality and the dangers of misinformation. The minors involved, aged between 13 and 15, cannot be charged under Spanish law but will undergo rehabilitation courses.
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7 commentsSounds like it has absolutely nothing to do with gender inequality and everything to do with a teenager's spiking hormones.
I could see putting it on the kids' permanent record - both police & school - but that's probably of minimal deterrent value for a large fraction of young kidiots*. Not that catching the perp's is any sort of sure thing, either.
It'd be lovely if one could "re-train" youth culture, to greatly reduce the impact/thrill of the crime. I'd guess that that's the only payoff for 98% of perps. But in a world where (by many accounts) kids are often routinely browsing "extreme" porn years before many of their parents are comfortable with them being taught anything more adult than "when a man and a woman love each over very much..." - it's hard to imagine that the school or authorities could actually do that.
(Any thoughts?)
*Yes, like most old men, I was once a young idiot. No offenses remotely resembling this...but that was back in the days when a line-printer-on-green-bar-paper dirty image was still cutting-edge smut.
Just read after the headline...
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