Two Men Charged Under New Trump Law Targeting AI ‘Deepfakes’

Federal prosecutors have indicted two people who used artificial intelligence to make nude movies and images of female celebrities under new legislation that seeks to curb the spread of deepfake pornography.

Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were identified in criminal papers as both being arrested on Tuesday for creating sexually obscene AI content that had millions of views online.

Federal prosecutors have indicted two people who used artificial intelligence to make nude movies and images of female celebrities under new legislation that seeks to curb the spread of deepfake pornography.

Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were identified in criminal papers as both being arrested on Tuesday for creating sexually obscene AI content that had millions of views online.

Under the new law, the men now face up to two years in prison.