New Jersey deputy attorney general arrested over AI-generated CSAM

New Jersey deputy attorney general Brian Richard Fitzgerald was charged with using AI to turn social media photos of real minors into sexualized images and distributing them. The case underscores US law enforcement's stance since 2024 that AI-generated CSAM is still CSAM.

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