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Deepfakes and AI-Generated Intimate Images Involving Minors

Staff Publications

Deepfakes and AI-Generated Intimate Images Involving Minors

Subject:
Children & Domestic Matters
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Published:
January 2, 2026
Agency:
Legislative Council Staff

This memorandum reviews key federal and state laws that regulate generative artificial intelligence (AI) with particular attention to deepfakes and synthetic pornography involving minors. It describes how visual generative AI models work, including the methods used to generate AI content and realistic human imagery, and explains the legal frameworks designed to prevent misuse, especially when such content impersonates individuals or produces nonconsensual explicit material of minors.