Fake Nudes, AI, and Stalking of a University Professor

By Jason Koebler

This article was produced in collaboration with 404 Media, a new independent technology investigations site.

A man in Massachusetts was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stalking, doxing, and harassing a female professor for seven years. Among a series of crimes, the man is accused of using AI to create fake nudes of the woman, and of making a chatbot in her likeness that gave out her name, address, and personal details on a website for AI-powered sex bots. 

James Florence Jr. allegedly posted a total of 128 images—including nude- and semi-nude fakes of the woman—on a forum for shaming women a total of 687 times in just over a year, as well as her name, email address, home address, phone number, and information about her job in threads with titles like “Own & Share [Victim’s first, middle, and last name] — Make This Whore Famous,” according to court records. This led to direct harassment from users of the website, and Florence Jr. also sent her threatening emails and messages, the records say. Florence Jr. also allegedly programmed the woman’s personal information into two public chatbot websites.

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