Halifax woman sues man who made AI deepfake nude images of her as a minor

A Halifax-area woman is suing a man, Mohak Sentil Kumar, who allegedly used artificial intelligence to create sexualized deepfake images of her as a minor and distributed them online. Kumar, who had attended the same high school as the woman, took a photo of her and three other young women when she was 17 and used AI to make them appear naked, sharing the image with at least one other person. The woman reported the incident to police, and Kumar was charged with criminal harassment, sending an obscene picture, and distribution of intimate images without consent. While he pleaded guilty to the first two charges, he contested the charge related to the AI-generated images. A provincial court judge ruled that existing laws did not cover AI-generated nude images at the time, citing a need for legislative updates. The case is now proceeding in civil court, with the woman's lawyer arguing that producing synthetic intimate images using AI should be an offence, especially as federal Bill C-16 has since closed the legal loophole.

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