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Ars Technica Apr 9, 2026 at 16:37 Big Tech

Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics

Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.

By Nate Anderson Original source
Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics

A corporal in the Pennsylvania state police yesterday pleaded guilty to a mind-boggling set of crimes that include going through his co-workers' underwear, possessing a stolen gun, having child sexual abuse material on his hard drives, and using AI tools to create over 3,000 pornographic "deepfakes." One of the deepfakes involved a district court judge, while many of the others were created based on photos downloaded illicitly from state databases, including driver's license photos. Some of the imagery was even created at police barracks, using state-owned devices.Read full article Comments

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