NSW Premier Chris Minns echoed Car’s thoughts.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said deepfakes could be “devastating to the person whose image is taken and altered without their knowledge or consent”.
A student who allegedly made deepfake pornography of other female students at a school in Sydney, Australia is set to face disciplinary action over the “abhorrent” incident.
“NSW Police are working with the eSafety Commissioner and the Department of Education. The investigation is ongoing,” the spokeswoman said.
“We want to emphasize that your daughters have done nothing wrong, there are no inappropriate real photos of them being used.
“Especially given the concerns that you would have if any of your children were facing this, but these students are in the senior secondary levels of their education, and this is an abhorrent turn of events, and there will be serious disciplinary action,” Car said.
“I am sorry this has occurred.”
“Unfortunately, innocent photos from social media and school events have been used.
“If new information comes to light, police will investigate further.”
She thanked the deputy principal and the leadership at the school for their quick action and said the top priority was to ensure all students affected would be OK to return to school in the coming weeks.
“Our highest priority is to ensure our students feel safe and any decision about this student’s future involvement in the school will be based on that.
“We are helping affected students with appropriate wellbeing support and will do so as long as required.”
She said the eSafety Commission could “provide real help” to Australians who fall victim to image-based abuse and urged anyone concerned about the non-consensual sharing of intimate images to come forward.
“Image-based abuse, including the production of deepfake images and videos, is a persistent online harm which also represents one of the most egregious invasions of privacy,” Inman said.
“After extensive investigations, police consider the matter closed,” the spokeswoman said.