AI incident ·
AI incident: sexual content (Jun 2026)
In brief
An AI system built by Synthetic media generation technology developers, Synthetic image generation technology developers and 1 other and deployed by Unnamed 35-year-old Silleda man accused of creating AI-generated sexual images, Unnamed 29-year-old man accused of distributing AI-generated sexual images of women in Silleda and 2 others allegedly harmed Women Minors Victims of non-consensual deepfakes, Women and girls and 9 others.
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- Not classified
- Occurred
- Coverage
- 3 reports
What happened
Spain's Guardia Civil identified two men in connection with purportedly AI-generated sexual images depicting 22 women from Silleda, Galicia. Investigators said photographs taken from the women's social media profiles were altered to portray them nude or in sexual scenes; a 35-year-old allegedly created the material and a 29-year-old allegedly distributed it online. Victims began filing complaints in June 2026.
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News reports (3)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Unnamed 35-year-old Silleda man accused of creating AI-generated sexual images Unnamed 29-year-old man accused of distributing AI-generated sexual images of women in Silleda Synthetic media creators Deepfake creators
- Alleged developer
- Synthetic media generation technology developers Synthetic image generation technology developers Deepfake technology developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Women Minors Victims of non-consensual deepfakes Women and girls Women Victims of deepfake abuse Privacy General public of Spain General public of Silleda, Galicia General public Epistemic integrity 22 women depicted in alleged Silleda AI-generated sexual images
AI systems implicated
Synthetic media generation technologySynthetic image generation technologyDeepfake technology
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Related incidents
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Source record: incident #1614 on the AI Incident Database · all 3 reports