AI Fake Nudes Are Now a Frightening Reality for Teens - WSJ

Fake nude photos sparked an uproar in a New Jersey high school last year. Six months on, the images—created with artificial-intelligence apps that merge a classmate’s face with a naked body—are rippling through schools of all kinds. For the people depicted in those images, often young women, the pictures set in motion feelings of shame, fear and a loss of control. Their parents are often totally unaware.

High-school girls in Westfield, N.J., where the images were shared in group chats, said they were humiliated by the experience. Subjects of these AI-generated images also bear judgment and bullying, according to interviews and surveys conducted by the Human Factor, a conflict-resolution strategy firm whose founders spent time with students.

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The researchers spent two days in Westfield, an affluent suburb, in February, interviewing students, parents and other community members. The firm then surveyed more than 1,000 students, educators and parents nationwide in March and April, and came up with guidance for parents and educators. When students were asked who would be more affected by fake nudes, the person who created them or the victim appearing in them, 73% said the victim.

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What can be done

The researchers urge parents to talk to their kids about proper use of AI image-generating tools, using this conversation guide. They suggest schools do the following:

• Update student codes of conduct to include fake nudes, spelling out the consequences for creating and sharing generated nude images.

• Encourage and enable students to report when they see one of these images.

• Perform role-playing exercises with students to explore hypothetical scenarios. The researchers designed these 45-minute exercises for schools to use.

• Run a campaign, in which students experiment with AI to generate images, to raise awareness of appropriate and inappropriate use of generative AI.

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