The FBI has arrested a Wisconsin man on criminal charges for allegedly producing and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The man reportedly used the AI text-to-image model Stable Diffusion to create 13,000 explicit images of minors. This marks one of the first known instances of the FBI investigating and charging someone for using AI to create CSAM. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has emphasized that CSAM generated by AI is still considered CSAM under the law. The man allegedly sent these images to a minor via Instagram messages. This case highlights the increasing concern over the misuse of AI technology to produce illegal and harmful content, marking the first federal charge for creating CSAM entirely with AI.
It is the first case the Justice Department is aware of involving someone suspected of using AI to fully generate CSAM. The AI-generated images did not feature real children but were created by typing descriptive text into the image generator. https://t.co/nl2RiP0REa
“Put simply, CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM, and we will hold accountable those who exploit AI to create obscene, abusive, and increasingly photorealistic images of children.” https://t.co/nl2RiP0jOC
In a statement Monday, the Justice Department said that Steven Anderegg, 42, of Holmen, Wisconsin, was charged with using the AI image generator Stable Diffusion to create over 13,000 fake images of minors. https://t.co/nl2RiP0REa
Federal prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man for allegedly using an artificial intelligence image generator to create thousands of explicit images of children. https://t.co/TwcSOXClGD
Wisconsin man is first charged in U.S. with making child sex abuse images with AI https://t.co/osqfvZV7Qo
A U.S. man has been charged by the FBI for allegedly producing 13,000 sexually explicit and abusive AI images of children on the popular Stable Diffusion model. https://t.co/mNaajgi5qS
#FPTech: US DOJ arrests a paedophile for creating AI-generated child abuse in a first-of-its-kind case https://t.co/YI2YbVJOBh
A man was arrested in the U.S. after he allegedly used the AI text-to-image model Stable Diffusion to create media showing children in adult situations and then used this to target a 15-year-old boy on Instagram. https://t.co/3xPGPsoTaw
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Pictures Using Stable Diffusion https://t.co/lwqrZiV2cQ
➡️ Legal action taken! The DOJ makes its first arrest related to AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). https://t.co/sl6Wug1q2G
DOJ Makes Its First Known Arrest For AI-Generated CSAM https://t.co/nnxCBtCzMj
Federal prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man for allegedly using an AI image generator to create thousands of explicit images of children, marking what is potentially the first federal charge of creating child sexual abuse material entirely with AI. https://t.co/wzWbXJrs2a
Wisconsin man arrested for allegedly creating AI-generated child sexual abuse material https://t.co/d4yydg0pzj
The Guardian @guardian: US man used AI to generate 13000 child sexual abuse pictures, FBI alleges - The Guardian. #aistrategy #industry40 #aiact https://t.co/gVGZVTK63M
The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM https://t.co/yDQyQV4FRW
Man Arrested for Creating AI Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Stable Diffusion https://t.co/HQ1iGyRLsu
DOJ Charges Man For Allegedly Producing AI-Generated Images of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct https://t.co/bgVbAJrIJQ
“CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM,” DOJ says after rare arrest https://t.co/2FG8OOhLR3
US man used AI to generate 13,000 child sexual abuse pictures, FBI alleges https://t.co/6Th3MIQclB
“The FBI arrested a man on criminal charges after he allegedly used AI to generate child sexual abuse images and then sent them to a minor.” https://t.co/2xH83Lc3gW
The FBI arrested a Wisconsin man on criminal charges after he allegedly used AI to generate child sexual abuse images and then sent them to a minor. https://t.co/j7XnTpJUw0
The FBI has arrested a man on criminal charges for allegedly producing and distributing AI-generated images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct (@samleecole / 404 Media) https://t.co/dhLUjtpEr9 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/UaawvZ5gHU
New from 404 Media: FBI arrested man for allegedly using Stable Diffusion, a text to image AI model, to create thousands of images of minors. One of the first known instances of FBI investigating someone for using AI to create child sexual abuse material https://t.co/66QkrV1lAz
New: The FBI has arrested a man for AI-generated CSAM, one of the first times this has ever happened and something we have been warning about for a long time https://t.co/DtnAUmnKQR
the FBI announced today that it's charged a man for generating “thousands of realistic images of prepubescent minors" and sending them to a minor in IG messages: https://t.co/Ldtll23yQ2