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In October 2024, a 13-year-old boy in Wisconsin targeted a female classmate by creating and distributing a synthetic, sexually explicit image of her. The incident highlights the growing prevalence of school-age children utilizing generative artificial intelligence to produce and disseminate non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) for bullying and harassment.

What happened

The perpetrator utilized a photograph of the 13-year-old victim taken during her bat mitzvah celebration. By leveraging readily available generative AI tools, the student transformed the authentic image into a deepfake nude. This synthetic content was subsequently shared on Snapchat. This case serves as an example of a broader trend identified by the Center for Democracy and Technology, which noted that 15 percent of students report awareness of AI-generated explicit images of their peers. The incident underscores the increasing ease with which minors can access and use technology to commit acts of digital exploitation, often bypassing existing state laws that may not explicitly cover AI-generated content or sufficiently account for the age of the offender.