“Zykil Adamson has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for shooting a 26-year-old man in the head after an argument,” said District Attorney Bragg. “My thoughts are with the victim who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life due to this near-fatal shooting. Combatting gun violence is our top priority, and those who use guns to endanger the lives of others will be held accountable.”
The Manhattan DA’s office announced a huge takedown involving websites that use AI images and videos to exploit celebrities and potentially defraud customers. While the announcement involved only the shutting down of deepfake websites, the district attorney’s office said it was just the beginning, and had a warning for the individuals behind the AI deepfakes. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
“Jonathan Morales murdered Eliahs Brazoban in a brutal, premeditated attack on a Manhattan sidewalk,” said District Attorney Bragg. “It is particularly heartbreaking when our young people are victims of gun violence. Mr. Brazoban was a beloved son, brother, and friend whose bright future was tragically cut short. Behind every homicide is a person whose life mattered, and today’s guilty plea ensures accountability for this horrific shooting.”
Twelve smutty websites containing deepfake pornographic images of celebrities made with artificial intelligence (AI) were shut down and seized through operations that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Monday.
Manhattan prosecutors seized the domains of 12 websites used to distribute and sell AI-generated “deepfake” pornography made from images of about 1,200 real people, District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Monday, while acknowledging that many more such sites are still operating.
