Description: Purportedly AI-generated sexually explicit images depicting a 13-year-old student and other middle school students were reportedly created and circulated at a Louisiana school. The images were shared via social media and shown to students on campus, resulting in ongoing harassment and psychological harm. After the images were displayed on a school bus, the affected student became involved in a physical altercation and was expelled.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: The incident ID of 08/26/2025 comes from the earliest reported date when school officials were made aware of the circulation of the purported deepfake images. The Associated Press published their report on this incident on 12/22/2025. The incident ID was created 12/24/2025.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown image generator developers developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed students at Sixth Ward Middle School, which harmed Students at Sixth Ward Middle School and Families of students at Sixth Ward Middle School.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown image generator , Snapchat and Social media platforms
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1315
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-08-26
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) --- The teasing was relentless. Nude images of a 13-year-old girl and her friends, generated by artificial intelligence, were circulating on social media and had become the talk of a Louisiana middle school.
The girls be…
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