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Incident 604: Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography

Description: A Quebec man was sentenced to over three years in prison for using AI deepfake technology to produce synthetic child pornography. He created videos by superimposing children's faces onto other bodies, adding to the challenge of policing digital sexual exploitation. This case marks a disturbing use of AI in criminal activities, raising concerns about digital safety and the vulnerability of children's images online.

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Alleged: Unnamed deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Steven Larouche, which harmed Children (faces used in deepfakes) , Victims of child sexual abuse (bodies used in videos) and General public.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
604
Report Count
7
Incident Date
2023-04-14
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MIT

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Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Malicious Actors & Misuse

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

Human

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

Incident Occurrence+2
Quebec man who created synthetic, AI-generated child pornography sentenced to prison
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Canadian Man Jailed for Creating AI Child Porn in Country's First Ever Case
AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Child Porn Send Shockwaves! Creating Country's First Ever AI Child Porn Lands Quebec Man in Jail
Quebec man who created synthetic, AI-generated child pornography sentenced to prison

Quebec man who created synthetic, AI-generated child pornography sentenced to prison

cbc.ca

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography

montrealgazette.com

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography

thestar.com

Canadian Man Jailed for Creating AI Child Porn in Country's First Ever Case

Canadian Man Jailed for Creating AI Child Porn in Country's First Ever Case

petapixel.com

Man Who Produced AI-Generated Child Pornography Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

Man Who Produced AI-Generated Child Pornography Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

complex.com

Canadian man sentenced to prison over AI-generated child pornography: report

Canadian man sentenced to prison over AI-generated child pornography: report

foxnews.com

AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Child Porn Send Shockwaves! Creating Country's First Ever AI Child Porn Lands Quebec Man in Jail

AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Child Porn Send Shockwaves! Creating Country's First Ever AI Child Porn Lands Quebec Man in Jail

latestly.com

Quebec man who created synthetic, AI-generated child pornography sentenced to prison
cbc.ca · 2023

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse.

A Quebec man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for using artificial intelligence to produce synthetic videos of child pornography.

Steven Larouche, 61, of Sherbrooke, Que.…

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography
montrealgazette.com · 2023

A Quebec Court judge has sentenced a Quebec man to prison for using artificial intelligence to produce synthetic images of child pornography.

Provincial court judge Benoit Gagnon sentenced Steven Larouche, 61, to eight years in prison for a…

Quebec man sentenced to prison for creating AI-generated, synthetic child pornography
thestar.com · 2023

MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for using artificial intelligence to produce synthetic videos of child pornography.

Steven Larouche, 61, of Sherbrooke, Que., pleaded guilty to creating at least …

Canadian Man Jailed for Creating AI Child Porn in Country's First Ever Case
petapixel.com · 2023

A man in Quebec, Canada has been sentenced to three years in prison for using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images of child pornography — the first ruling of its kind in the country.

Steven Larouche, 61, pleaded guilty to creatin…

Man Who Produced AI-Generated Child Pornography Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
complex.com · 2023

A 61-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for producing AI-generated images of child pornography.

Steven Larouche, the man in question, pleaded guilty to the creation of several deepfake videos as well as possessi…

Canadian man sentenced to prison over AI-generated child pornography: report
foxnews.com · 2023

A Canadian man is being sent to prison for creating synthetic, AI-generated videos of child pornography, according to a Wednesday report. 

Steven Larouche, 61, pleaded guilty to creating at least seven videos using "deepfake technology," wh…

AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Child Porn Send Shockwaves! Creating Country's First Ever AI Child Porn Lands Quebec Man in Jail
latestly.com · 2023

(WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. Child sexual abuse imagery is illegal. If you see sexually explicit images or videos of minors on the web, please report it)

As AI takes over the world, its repercussions have already begun …

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