Aledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates
Description
In October 2023, an unnamed male student at Aledo High School outside of Fort Worth, Texas allegedly generated and distributed deepfake nude pictures of classmate Elliston Berry and six other female students in her friend group via social media. Berry's mother, Anna McAdams, spoke with Senators Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar, who consequently drafted the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (or TAKE IT DOWN) Act.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unnamed-male-student
- unnamed-male-student-at-aledo-high-school
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-image-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- elliston-berry
- aledo-high-school-students
- epistemic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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