A Florida man is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography.

A Florida man is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography, highlighting the danger and ubiquity of generative AI being used for nefarious reasons.

Phillip Michael McCorkle was arrested last week while he was working at a movie theater in Vero Beach, Florida, according to TV station CBS 12 News. A crew from the TV station captured the arrest, which made for dramatic video footage due to law enforcement leading away the uniform-wearing McCorkle from the theater in handcuffs.

  • hightrix@lemmy.world
    173·
    17 days ago

    He wasn’t arrested for creating it, but for distribution.

    If dude just made it and kept it privately, he’d be fine.

    I’m not defending child porn with this comment.

    • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
      417·
      17 days ago

      I’m not defending child porn with this comment.

      This is one of those cases where, even if you’re technically correct, you probably shouldn’t say out loud how you personally would get away with manufacturing child porn, because it puts people in the position of imagining you manufacturing child porn.