DEKALB, Ill. - A student at Northern Illinois University allegedly had thousands of images of child pornography generated using artificial intelligence .

Michael Erickson, 19, was charged this week with nearly two dozen counts of child pornography, according to police reports by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

What we know:

An online tip led investigators to Erickson’s residence hall. Investigators obtained a search warrant and on May 1, they interviewed Erickson, who allegedly admitted to creating deep fake images of people, which are AI-generated images of real people.

Investigators took two cell phones and a computer as evidence and found more than 20,000 images of "suspected child sexual abuse material," according to the police report, which included a combination of videos

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