Federal indictments announced involving the first cases under a deepfake-related law

Federal prosecutors in the United States have brought charges against two individuals, Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez, in a case involving the alleged creation and distribution of non-consensual explicit material generated using artificial intelligence tools.

According to official court filings and statements from authorities, the case centers on the use of generative AI systems to produce synthetic images and videos that depict individuals in explicit scenarios without their permission or involvement.