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: Image generator developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed students at Sixth Ward Middle School, which harmed Students at Sixth Ward Middle School , Families of students at Sixth Ward Middle School , Students , Middle school students , Educational communities and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Social media platforms , Snapchat , Image generation technology and Deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Risk Subdomain
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4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional
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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chools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes.
The fallout from the spread of the manipulated photos and videos can create a nightma…
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