Lesson 890 of 1455
AI and What to Do If Someone Deepfakes You
Concrete steps if AI-generated nudes of you start circulating at school.
Builders · Safety & Governance · ~4 min read
The big idea
AI can generate fake nudes of real people from a single photo. If this happens to you or a friend, there are real legal and platform tools — you're not powerless.
Some examples
- Take Down: NCMEC's tool removes underage AI nude images for free.
- Screenshot the image and where it was posted, but don't redistribute.
- Tell one trusted adult immediately — counselor, parent, or coach.
- Most US states now have laws against non-consensual deepfakes.
Try it!
Bookmark takeitdown.ncmec.org now so you have it ready if you or a friend ever needs it.
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain deepfake response in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI and What to Do If Someone Deepfakes You" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check NCMEC takedown against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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