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AI Deepfakes of Classmates Are Actual Crimes
AI can make scary-real deepfakes — using them on classmates can get you charged with felonies, not just suspended.
Builders · AI for Legal Work · ~5 min read
The big idea
AI deepfakes of minors — even ones you 'just made for a joke' — are criminal in most US states and federally.
Some examples
- Federal law treats AI-generated nude images of minors as CSAM.
- Many states have laws specifically against deepfakes of real people.
- Sharing or just possessing them can mean felony charges and the registry.
Try it!
Ask AI: 'What are my state's laws on AI-generated images of minors?' Read them.
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 in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI Deepfakes of Classmates Are Actual Crimes" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check CSAM against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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