DeepfakeCritical
North Carolina Psychiatrist Used Artificial Intelligence to Produce Images of Child Sex Abuse
- Occurred
- Aug 1, 2021
- Published
- Nov 9, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
David Tatum, a psychiatrist, was sentenced to 40 years for sexually exploiting a minor and using AI to create child pornography images. Tatum used a web-based AI application to alter clothed images of minors into explicit content, misusing technology for illegal and unethical purposes. Evidence presented during his trial showed Tatum possessed photos and videos between 2016 and 2021.
Developers
- Unknown
Deployers
- David Tatum
Harmed parties
- General public
- People depicted in non-consensual intimate imagery
Tags
- Deepfake
- Child sex abuse material
- CSAM
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 100%
Rationale: AI used to generate child sexual abuse material constitutes severe harm and illegal activity.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8