Several states have passed their own laws over the years to try to combat the problem, but they vary in scope. Mani is the parent of a 14-year-old New Jersey student victimized by an AI-generated deepfake image. Dorota Mani sits for an interview in her office in Jersey City, N.J. I would call it 'AI pandemic' at this point,' Mani told CBS New York last month. In June, the FBI warned it was continuing to receive reports from victims, both minors and adults, whose photos or videos were used to create explicit content that was shared online. Researchers have been sounding the alarm this year on the explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse material using depictions of real victims or virtual characters. The problem with deepfakes isn't new, but experts say it's getting worse as the technology to produce it becomes more available and easier to use.
