Schools' Online Photos Pose Deepfake Risk

Images of students shared by schools online, whether for event celebrations or marketing purposes, could be exploited by criminals to generate distressing deepfake artificial intelligence images. This concern has been highlighted by the founder of a company offering a potential solution.

For over a year, it has been common practice for many educational institutions to publish photographs of their pupils on the internet. While intended for positive or promotional reasons, these images may be vulnerable to misuse. The technology exists to take such photos and manipulate them into fabricated, often harmful, content through AI.

The issue raises questions about the digital safety of student data and imagery shared by schools. The company's founder, whose name was not specified, believes their solution can mitigate these risks, though details of the technology were not provided in the notes.