US EditionFour arrested over obscene AI images in a first for Japan, say media reports
- Japanese police arrested four people for selling obscene AI-generated images in a historic crackdown, as reported by local media on April 15.
- The suspects, aged 20 to 50, allegedly created indecent images of women using free AI software and sold them on internet auction sites, according to public broadcaster NHK.
- These arrests mark Japan's first for selling AI-generated obscene images, highlighting growing concerns about AI's misuse.
- Concern is rising globally over AI's potential for malicious uses, particularly for deepfakes, which predominantly depict non-consensual pornography targeting women, according to a 2019 study by Sensity.
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Four men and women in their 20s to 50s were arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of distributing obscene images for creating obscene images using generative AI (artificial intelligence) and selling them as posters. This is the first case of the sale of obscene materials created using generative AI to be uncovered.
Four Japanese men arrested for selling pornographic images
Four men have been arrested by Japanese police for pornographic images created with artificial intelligence. This is the first time in Japan that they have taken action against obscene images in this way. More and more AI-generated pornographic images are spreading around the world.
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Three men and a woman have been arrested for allegedly selling via online auctions explicit posters featuring images of women created using generative artificial intelligence, with Tokyo police saying it is the first time in Japan that such crime came to light.
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