- Title: Spanish prosecutor to probe AI-generated images of naked minors
- Date: 25th September 2023
- Summary: ALMENDRALEJO, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 25, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MIRIAM AL ADIB, MOTHER OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS, GYNAECOLOGIST AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATOR, SAYING: “When she showed me the images, when my daughter shows me hers in particular, when I saw it I thought, ‘because I know my daughter's body, if I did not know it, I wouldn't have a clue as to whether it's r
- Embargoed: 9th October 2023 15:44
- Keywords: AI Artificial Intelligence IA-generated images Sex crimes Spain children deep fake naked images
- Location: ALMENDRALEJO AND ELCHE, SPAIN
- City: ALMENDRALEJO AND ELCHE, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA002466825092023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A Spanish prosecutor's office said on Monday (September 25) it will probe whether AI-generated images of naked teenage girls allegedly created and shared by their peers in southwestern Spain constituted a crime.
The prosecutor received a 200-page police dossier with around 20 complaints from families denouncing that fake pictures of their daughters generated with an AI app were circulating on social media and chatrooms used by teenagers in Almendralejo, a town of 30,000 in the Extremadura region.
Miriam al-Adib, mother of one of the victims, said on Monday the dissemination of fake pictures of her daughter on the messaging app WhatsApp had been taking place since July.
The rise in children's use of such technologies has sparked widespread concern among parents worldwide. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation recently warned that criminals were increasingly using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images to intimidate and extort victims.
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