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AI-Created Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes’ to Be Penalised With Jailtime in NSW

‘Sharing or threatening to share such images, even if the person hasn’t created them, will also be a crime ...’ says NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley.
AI-Created Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes’ to Be Penalised With Jailtime in NSW
An AI girl generator reflected between a computer screen and cell phone in Washington, DC, on Nov. 16, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
8/8/2025|Updated: 8/8/2025
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Creating, sharing or threating to reveal sexually explicit deepfakes in New South Wales (NSW) will become illegal under new laws introduced to the parliament.

Deepfake material includes videos, images and audio recordings that have been digitally manipulated including replacing someone’s face on another body or mimicking a person’s voice.

Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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