Oct 30, 2025Confirmed
Queensland teacher charged over alleged AI-made explicit images of students and staff on school laptop
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Queensland police allege former A.B. Paterson College teacher Robert John Thomas used a work laptop and AI software to make explicit images of staff and students. The school found and quarantined the material in October 2025, dismissed him and told police. He was charged in July 2026. No sharing was found.
What this means for youAI image tools can be misused to make fake explicit images of real people, including children. Schools and employers need clear rules and monitoring for work devices, and parents can ask their school how it handles such misuse.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1612
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