Groups advise schools to remove student photos over AI photo alteration

Groups have advised schools to remove all photos of students and to stop posting any images of children. The recommendation follows reports that AI tools have been used to alter photos of children for blackmail purposes. The altered images have been involved in blackmail cases that occurred several times in the U.S. Officials have not released specific details on the number of incidents or the locations involved.

Last year, the U.K. introduced new penalties for AI-related sexual offenses. The U.S. later adopted similar measures addressing the same type of conduct. The new laws target the use of AI to create or alter images in ways that constitute sexual offenses. No specific enforcement actions or case outcomes have been reported under the updated statutes.