Description: Authorities in Johor, Malaysia reportedly arrested a 16-year-old student who allegedly used AI-enabled tools to generate and sell deepfake images depicting schoolmates and former students. According to police, the images were created from social media photos and distributed online for payment. The alleged activity affected dozens of victims, including minors, some of whom may have been unaware of the misuse.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown image generator developers developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed student from Johor, which harmed Unnamed students from Johor , students , minors and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown image generator technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1352
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-04-08
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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JOHOR BAHRU - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create pornographic images of his schoolmates and school alumni.
Johor police chief M. Kumar said the cops had received eight reports agai…
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