AI-generated pornographic images of female students at a New Jersey high school were circulated by male classmates, sparking a parental uproar and a police investigation, according to a report.
Students at Westfield High School — located in Westfield, a town about 25 miles west of Manhattan where the median household income is $259,377, according to Forbes — told the Wall Street Journal that one or more classmates used an online AI-powered tool to create racist images and then share them with peers.
A mother whose daughter is a student at Westfield High School, recounting what her son told the Journal, said the second-grade boy at the school was acting “weird” on Monday, Oct. 16.
Multiple girls began asking questions, and finally, on October 20, a boy revealed what had been whispered: At least one student had used photos of girls found online to create fake nudes and then shared them with other boys in a group chat, according to the Journal.
Some female students were also reportedly told by school administrators that boys had identified them in fake pornographic images, parents said, though a spokeswoman for the high school declined to tell the Journal whether staff members had seen the images.
A fake nude image of a female student at Westfield High School in NJ has been circulated among male classmates. Some of the school staff even told the girls that they were in the image, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google St View The Westfield Police Department is reportedly looking into the fake image. At least one student was involved in generating the images, though it’s unclear what AI-backed tools they used. AFP via Getty Images
Another parent, Dorota Mani, said her 14-year-old daughter Francesca was told by the school that her photos were being used to create fake nude images, known as “deepfakes.”
“I’m afraid of how this will come out and when. My daughter has a bright future and no one can guarantee this will not affect her professionally, academically or socially,” Mani told the Journal.
The concerned mother said she did not want her daughter to go to school with whoever created the image, and confirmed that she lodged a police report.
According to visual threat intelligence company Sensity, more than 90% of fake images in are pornographic.
Many also use celebrity likenesses, such as a recent viral video in which an AI-generated deepfake showed supermodel Bella Hadid, whose father is Palestinian, expressing support for Israel. Earlier this year, fake images of Pope Francis in a Balenciaga puffer jacket and Donald Trump resisting arrest also caught the internet’s attention.
Snap, behind Snapchat, has taken steps to ban images of minors and report them to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the Journal, even though there are almost zero safeguards to stop this from happening elsewhere on the internet. . .
It wasn’t immediately clear which AI website used to create the pornographic images, although there are many free AI-powered image generators on the internet, including Dall-E OpenAI, Adobe Firefly and Canva, as well as some lesser-known tools such as Freepik , Wepik, Craiyon and Fotor, just to name a few.
Deepfakes have become increasingly realistic. One of Donald Trump’s objections to this arrest went viral earlier this year.Twitter / Eliot Higgins
Parents of other girls who spoke to the Journal — including two of the four who filed reports with local police — said they and their daughters had not seen the images in question.
A person familiar with the police investigation said police had not seen the photo either, the Journal reported.
Also on Oct. 20, Westfield High School Principal Mary Asfendis confirmed the incident to parents of each of the school’s approximately 1,900 students after the girl reported the photo to school administrators.
The girls at Westfield High School learned of the fake nude images after many of their male classmates acted “weird” and whispered last month. The school confirmed the incident in an email to parents.Getty Images
Asfendis also said in an email obtained by the Journal that he believed the image had been deleted and was no longer being circulated.
“This is a very serious incident,” Asfendis wrote. “New technology has made it possible to falsify images and students need to know the impact and damage those actions can have on others.”
He also vowed to continue teaching children about the responsible use of technology.
A fake image of Pope Francis in a Balenciaga puffer jacket also went viral earlier this year.TikTok/@vince19visuals
It is unclear how many students were involved in creating the fake nude images, or if any disciplinary action has been taken.
“To be in a situation where you see young girls traumatized at such a vulnerable level in their lives is difficult to witness,” Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle told the Journal of the incident, adding that as the city’s first female mayor, she considers herself an advocate for women and girls.
The Post has requested comment from Westfield High School and the Westfield Police Department.
Just this week, President Biden issued a sweeping executive order regulating AI development, and implementing “protections against … producing child sexual abuse material and from producing intimate imagery without actual individual consent.”
State officials have banned the distribution of AI-generated porn or given victims the right to sue in civil court in Virginia, California, Minnesota and New York.
Categories: Trending
Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
