(Reuters) -Spain's data protection agency on Thursday said it had fined a person for sharing AI-generated sexual images of minors using real faces, in what Spanish media said was the first case in
Spain Imposes Fine for Sharing AI-Generated Images of Minors
Spain's Data Protection Agency Takes Action
(Reuters) -Spain's data protection agency on Thursday said it had fined a person for sharing AI-generated sexual images of minors using real faces, in what Spanish media said was the first case in Europe of a financial penalty for this type of content.
Investigation Background
The watchdog opened an investigation in September 2023 after Spanish media reported the creation and circulation of the images in Almendralejo, a town of 30,000 people in the Spanish southwestern region of Extremadura.
Details of the Offense
The person breached the EU's data protection law by using the faces of real minors in the AI-generated images and then distributing them, the Spanish Data Protection Agency said in a statement.
Penalty and Admission of Responsibility
"The offender is being punished for disseminating photographs manipulated with artificial intelligence that included the faces of real people," it said.
The fine of 2,000 euros ($2,332) was reduced to 1,200 euros after the person admitted responsibility and paid voluntarily, the agency said.
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Jesus Calero; editing by Charlie Devereux and Conor Humphries)
