Two private schools face police probe over claims pupils used AI to create deepfake porn images of u

By Katherine Lawton Published: 01:47 BST, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 01:50 BST, 21 June 2024 Two private schools are facing a police probe over claims pupils used AI to create deepfake pornographic images.  It is claimed the deepfakes were made at a boys’ school by a person manipulating photos collected from the social media accounts of students at a girls’ school from the same area of the country.  According to The Times, police are investigating the claims after becoming involved seven weeks ago – when staff at the all girls school told police of reports that the deepfake images and footage were going around the boys’ school.  Around 12 girls are understood to have been victims, the newspaper reported, in what is believed to be one of the first investigations of its kind in the UK.  Anger has been raised among some parents of the girls impacted who said action should have been taken already.  One parent said: ‘This has been really hard for our daughter.Bonsai Casino To find out that these videos had been created of her and had been circulated was a horrible shock. Two private schools are facing a police probe over claims pupils used AI to create and share deepfake pornographic images (Stock photo)  It is claimed the deepfakes were made at a boys’ school by a person manipulating photos collected from the social media accounts of students at a girls’ school (Stock photo)  ‘For her to see, seven weeks later, that no one has been disciplined and that she has had no form of apology is even harder.’  It comes amid growing concern among child protection experts that parents and schools are not properly equipped to handle the dangerous growth of ‘nudifying’ technology.  A police spokesperson reportedly said that on May 2 this year ‘we received a report from staff at the girls’ school relating to the creation and distribution of computer-generated indecent images of children. Inquiries into the indecent are ongoing. No arrests have been made.’  A spokesperson for the girls’ school told The Times: ‘We have worked with the pupils involved and their parents to provide pastoral support and guidance during what has been a challenging time.  ‘As a police investigation has been ongoing, we have been bound by their direction, preventing us from discussing this matter.’  A spokesman for the boys’ school said: ‘Were any allegation to be received, the school would always take all appropriate steps to ensure the matter was fully and thoroughly investigated, including through making reports to, and taking advice from, the relevant external agencies and authorities.’  Both schools are said to be spending thousands of pounds on public relations firms and London law firms to manage the issue.  Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group