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from both parties and the backing of First Lady Melania Trump. Under the new law, the men now face up to two years in prison.
In a statement, Joseph Nocella, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, said the men had “used cutting-edge digital technology to create images that degraded and violated” dozens of women. “This case makes clear that posting deepfakepornography is not a victimless crime,” he added. Shannon, a resident of New Jersey, published at least 240 albums of AI-generated pornography featuring female politicians, musicians, and singers, according to the complaint. Prosecutors said Hernandez, of Texas, posted the deepfakes of both celebrities and private ladies, including recent high school
Deepfake Concerns Grow Across the Nation
The charges come amid concern about the spread of sexualized fakes online, sometimes with kids, created by more advanced AI algorithms. In Ohio last month, a man became the first person convicted under the Take It Down Act when he pleaded guilty to utilizing AI to manufacture child sexual assault material