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

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

In a statement, Joseph Nocella, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, said the men had ”used cutting-edge digital technology to create images that degraded and violated” dozens of women.

“This case makes clear that posting deepfake pornography is not a victimless crime,” he added.

Shannon, a resident of New Jersey, published at least 240 albums of AI-generated pornography featuring female politicians, musicians, and singers, according to the complaint.

Prosecutors said Hernandez, of Texas, posted the deepfakes of both celebrities and private ladies, including recent high school grads.

The charges come amid concern about the spread of sexualized fakes online, sometimes with kids, created by more advanced AI algorithms.