Illicit, sexually explicit deepfakes are becoming a problem in schools

Update: 2024-10-29

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We know from various studies that young people are, unsurprisingly, using generative AI tools like chatbots and image generators, sometimes for homework, sometimes for fun and sometimes for malicious purposes. A recent survey from the Center for Democracy and Technology found that artificial intelligence is being used among high school students to create nonconsensual, illicit imagery — in other words, sexually explicit deepfakes. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Elizabeth Laird, director of equity in civic technology at CDT, to learn more.

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Illicit, sexually explicit deepfakes are becoming a problem in schools

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Illicit, sexually explicit deepfakes are becoming a problem in schools

Marketplace / Marketplace Tech Staff

Illicit, sexually explicit deepfakes are becoming a problem in schools