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South Korean man used AI to create sexual images of children
A South Korean man used AI technology to generate 360 images of a sexual nature depicting children in April of 2023. The police confiscated the images and the courts sentenced the man to two and a half years in prison. The case marked the first of its nature in the South Korean court system.
- Date it happened
- 2023-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Unnamed South Korean man
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