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.

  • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    “Normalized” violent media doesn’t seem to have increased the prevalence of real world violence.

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      I actually think video games reduce crime in general. Bad kids are now indoors getting thier thrills.