AI-generated nude photos of Laguna Beach HS students under investigation
Last month, a similar incident was reported in the Beverly Hills Unified School District. The Laguna Beach Unified School District is investigating after AI-generated nude photos of students were circulated online. The school district has enlisted local law enforcement to assist in the investigation. Last month, a similar incident occurred at Beverly Vista Middle School in Beverly Hills, where students were targeted with fake nude photos that superimposed their faces onto nude bodies. The district has not specified who or how many students were victimized, nor how many are responsible.
Published : 4 weeks ago by FOX 11 Digital Team in Tech
The Laguna Beach Unified School District has launched an investigation with the help of local law enforcement after AI-generated nude photos of students were circulated online.
The school district has since released a statement saying in part, "We are required by law to keep student discipline matters confidential to protect the privacy and well-being of our students. In any situation that arises, the safety and security of our students is always our top priority."
Last month, a similar incident was reported in the Beverly Hills Unified School District. At Beverly Vista Middle School, students were victimized by fake nude photos that superimposed their faces onto nude bodies generated by AI and those photos also circulated online.
• None AI-generated nude photos of students circulate at middle school in Beverly Hills
According to one 8th grade student, when teachers became aware of the AI-generated photos, they started contacting and interviewing victims.
"Girls [were] being called out one by one," said Evelyn Kruger, a student. "There’s always that fear, am I going to be next? Am I going to be called in? Sure, it might be animated, it might look unrealistic, but a couple of them look real."
Laguna Beach school officials are not saying who or how many students were victimized by the AI-generated photos or how many students are responsible.
Topics: AI