DeepfakeCritical
Holmen, Wisconsin Man Allegedly Used Stable Diffusion to Create and Then Share Sexually Explicit Images Depicting Minors
- Occurred
- Mar 26, 2024
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
The FBI has arrested Steven Anderegg of Holmen, Wisconsin for having allegedly used Stable Diffusion to generate about 13,000 sexually explicit images of minors, which he then is also alleged to have shared and distributed, including with at least one minor, via Telegram and Instagram. Anderegg was originally apprehended by state police in March, and this case marks one of the first times the FBI has brought charges against someone for having used AI to generate CSAM.
Developers
- Stable Diffusion
- Stability AI
Deployers
- Steven Anderegg
Harmed parties
- Minors
- General public
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 95%
Rationale: AI-generated CSAM involves synthetic media used to exploit minors, fitting deepfake category with life-threatening harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8