>A Calgary teen has been charged with several criminal offences after he allegedly used AI technology to sexualize photos of teen girls at several local high schools.
>Investigators carried out a search warrant at the accused teen’s home on Nov. 13 and seized two cellphones, a tablet and a laptop, according to a release from the child exploitation unit (ICE) of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).
>The investigation started in October after ICE received a tip concerning child sex abuse materials being posted to social media.
>It’s alleged the teen used AI to victimize teen girls who attended several different high schools in the Calgary area.
>Police said they are not identifying the accused or the schools in order to protect the victims’ identities. The victims have been offered support services.
>Police are warning anyone who comes across the images online to report them and not share them further.
>The 17-year-old has been charged with making, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse and exploitation materials, along with criminal harassment.
>“In the Criminal Code, child sexual abuse and exploitation material includes photos, videos and any visual representation of someone under the age of 18 or who is depicted as being under the age of 18, and is engaged in explicit sexual activity,” said ALERT ICE Staff Sgt. Mark Auger.
polygonalopportunist on
Get ready to see this headline over and over again.
peoples_key on
I think the saddest part is I keep seeing it explicitly about kids/teens. I’m sure there’s plenty of this in adult circles too, and the news is news of course (skewed, if it bleeds it leads mentality).
But it’s incredibly sad that so many societal changes have occurred and technology has advanced in a way that kids (and in truth I’ve only seen articles where males are doing this) seem to think this is normal/ok. It’s always been the case that youths are curious/ impulsive/ even cruel, but with the advances in technology, I think it’s getting worse.
Before it was people sharing each other’s nudes without consent, but know it’s creating them out of thin air? Atrocious.
_Cromwell_ on
Wonder if ICE Canada is considering changing their name. They seem like they are doing a good thing.
whiskeyrocks1 on
We are entering a weird new world. I know every country will handle it differently, but in US I would like to see consequences for using anyone’s likeness without permission. That includes any public facing person like celebrities or politicians, and it doesn’t have to be sexual in context.
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>A Calgary teen has been charged with several criminal offences after he allegedly used AI technology to sexualize photos of teen girls at several local high schools.
>Investigators carried out a search warrant at the accused teen’s home on Nov. 13 and seized two cellphones, a tablet and a laptop, according to a release from the child exploitation unit (ICE) of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).
>The investigation started in October after ICE received a tip concerning child sex abuse materials being posted to social media.
>It’s alleged the teen used AI to victimize teen girls who attended several different high schools in the Calgary area.
>Police said they are not identifying the accused or the schools in order to protect the victims’ identities. The victims have been offered support services.
>Police are warning anyone who comes across the images online to report them and not share them further.
>The 17-year-old has been charged with making, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse and exploitation materials, along with criminal harassment.
>“In the Criminal Code, child sexual abuse and exploitation material includes photos, videos and any visual representation of someone under the age of 18 or who is depicted as being under the age of 18, and is engaged in explicit sexual activity,” said ALERT ICE Staff Sgt. Mark Auger.
Get ready to see this headline over and over again.
I think the saddest part is I keep seeing it explicitly about kids/teens. I’m sure there’s plenty of this in adult circles too, and the news is news of course (skewed, if it bleeds it leads mentality).
But it’s incredibly sad that so many societal changes have occurred and technology has advanced in a way that kids (and in truth I’ve only seen articles where males are doing this) seem to think this is normal/ok. It’s always been the case that youths are curious/ impulsive/ even cruel, but with the advances in technology, I think it’s getting worse.
Before it was people sharing each other’s nudes without consent, but know it’s creating them out of thin air? Atrocious.
Wonder if ICE Canada is considering changing their name. They seem like they are doing a good thing.
We are entering a weird new world. I know every country will handle it differently, but in US I would like to see consequences for using anyone’s likeness without permission. That includes any public facing person like celebrities or politicians, and it doesn’t have to be sexual in context.