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“CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM,” DOJ says after rare arrest | Software engineer arrested, suspected of grooming teen with AI-generated CSAM.
Software engineer arrested, suspected of grooming teen with AI-generated CSAM.
On Monday, the DOJ arrested Steven Anderegg, a 42-year-old "extremely technologically savvy" Wisconsin man who allegedly used Stable Diffusion to create "thousands of realistic images of prepubescent minors," which were then distributed on Instagram and Telegram. Advertisement Anderegg is currently in federal custody and has been charged with production, distribution, and possession of AI-generated CSAM, as well as "transferring obscene material to a minor under the age of 16," the indictment said. "While computer monitoring may address the danger posed by less sophisticated offenders, the defendant’s background provides ample reason to conclude that he could sidestep such restrictions if he decided to.
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