Georgia might criminalize using AI to create obscene images of people

The Georgia State Capitol building is shown on a sunny day
The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, is shown in January 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

It could soon become a serious crime in Georgia to use AI apps to create obscene, computer-generated images of real people.

State senators considered a proposal Monday to create the crime of “virtual peeping” by using artificial intelligence to virtually undress people.

The technology would have been viewed as science fiction several years ago but now it has become a “nightmare” for victims whose privacy is violated, said state Sen. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia, the sponsor of Senate Bill 398.