Description: Australian teacher Hannah Grundy discovered her face had been superimposed onto pornographic images using AI deepfake technology, which were shared online alongside personal details. A former trusted friend, Andrew Thomas Hayler, was found responsible, targeting 26 women, including Grundy and close friends, over two years. Hayler pleaded guilty to multiple charges and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Editor Notes: 07/15/2020 is an approximate start date for this incident. Here is a reconstruction of the reported timeline of this incident: (1) Between July 2020 and August 2022, Andy Hayler reportedly created and circulated AI-generated deepfake pornographic images of 26 women, including Hannah Grundy, using photos taken from private social media accounts. (2) In 2022, a private investigator purportedly discovered the images on a website while investigating an unrelated case and alerted Grundy to the material. (3) Grundy and her partner Kris initially dismissed the warnings until they confirmed the images’ existence and began gathering evidence. (4) Their investigation revealed the images were shared on a site listing Grundy’s personal information, accompanied by graphic content and polls encouraging harm. (5) The couple identified Hayler as the purported culprit by cross-referencing mutual connections. (6) Police are reported to have initially lacked sufficient evidence to act, but the couple worked with a private investigator to compile a report, which reportedly led to a police raid on Hayler’s home. (7) Hayler was arrested, pleaded guilty to 28 charges, and was sentenced to nine years in prison in June 2023, with a non-parole period of five years.
Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Andrew Thomas Hayler, which harmed Hannah Grundy , Colleagues of Hannah Grundy と Former friends and acquaintances of Andrew Thomas Hayler.
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Unknown deepfake app
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
908
レポート数
9
インシデント発生日
2020-07-15
エディタ
Daniel Atherton