FBI agent explains how easy it is to ID people posting AI porn without consent

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However, the other man arrested, 51-year-old Cornelius “Neil” Shannon, was allegedly less careful, Powell’s affidavit for that arrest showed.

Shannon is accused of publishing approximately 360 AI-generated albums that have been viewed more than 2 million times, featuring approximately 90 women, primarily political figures, actresses, and musicians.

Powell’s affidavit suggested it was trivially easy to link Shannon to the porn site account because Shannon apparently used his own photo as the profile pic. Cross-referencing Department of Motor Vehicle records and surveillance photos, cops alleged that a man seen posing in a Mets baseball shirt on the account’s profile appeared to be Shannon.

Both Hernandez and Shannon risk up to two years in prison if cops can prove they violated TIDA.

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Officials appear motivated to track images posted online and enforce the law.

In a press release announcing the recent arrests, Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States...

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