AI-Generated Fake Images: Spanish Police Investigate 17-Year-Old Boy for Corrupting Minors

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Spanish police are investigating a 17-year-old boy in the eastern region of Spain for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create and share fake nude images of his female schoolmates, intended for sale online. The investigation began in December last year after a female student reported the creation of a social media account in her name featuring an AI-generated video. The student later reported another account, as well as multiple other accounts and a webpage advertising AI-generated nude videos for commercial purposes. After 15 other minors came forward with similar complaints, police suspected the person behind the faked images was one of the girls' schoolmates.

Key Takeaways:

  • The investigation began in December last year after a female student reported the creation of a social media account in her name featuring an AI-generated video.
  • The same student reported multiple other accounts and a webpage advertising AI-generated nude videos for commercial purposes.
  • 15 other minors came forward with similar complaints, leading police to suspect one of the girls' schoolmates.
  • Police obtained user and access information used on social media platforms, including IP addresses, which led to the suspect's home.
  • The suspect, a 17-year-old boy, is being investigated on suspicion of corrupting minors.
  • A youth court in Valencia is overseeing the case.
  • Last year, 15 minors in the south-western Spanish region of Extremadura were sentenced to a year's probation for using AI to produce fake naked images of their female schoolmates.

Statistics:

  • 17-year-old boy suspected of using AI to create and share fake nude images of female schoolmates.
  • 15 minors in Extremadura sentenced to a year's probation for using AI to produce fake naked images.
  • 1 youth court in Valencia is overseeing the case.
  • 2 WhatsApp groups were used to shared manipulated images of minors.

Sources:

  • "Photos of various people, all of them minors, appeared on this account." - Guardia Civil statement
  • "The sentence notes that it has been proved that the minors used artificial intelligence applications to obtain manipulated images of [other minors]..." - Court statement
  • "The Malvaluna Association, which acted on behalf of the affected families, said the case had implications for wider Spanish society." - ElDiario.es