US child psychiatrist jailed for making deepfake child porn

A North Carolina-based child psychiatrist has been hit with a 40-year prison sentence for using artificial intelligence to make child pornography.

Using images from a school dance and a photo commemorating the first day of school, amongst others, David Tatum, 41, used a 'deepfake website' to digitally alter clothed images of minors in order to make them sexually explicit.

Tatum was also charged with secretly recording his 15-year-old cousin and other underage family members as they undressed and showered at a family vacation home in Maine. 

The incident highlights the ease with which inappropriate and illegal images can be manipulated and distributed using AI technologies. 

Legal, regulatory 👩🏼‍⚖️

• USA v David Tatum (pdf)

• US Attorney's Office (2023). Charlotte Child Psychiatrist Is Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Sexual Exploitation of A Minor And Using Artificial Intelligence To Create Child Pornography Images Of Minors

News, commentary, analysis 🗞️

• https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/north-carolina-psychiatrist-david-tatum-hit-with-40-years-for-using-ai-to-make-child-porn/

• https://www.foxnews.com/us/psychiatrist-used-ai-create-child-porn-sentenced-40-years-prison

• https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/10/child_psychiatrist_sentenced_ai/

• https://lawandcrime.com/crime/child-psychiatrist-sentenced-after-using-artificial-intelligence-to-make-child-pornography/