“The shock was something I didn’t expect.”

That’s how L., a 21-year-old law student at the University of Hong Kong, remembers feeling the moment she discovered another student had created pornographic images of her without consent using artificial intelligence.

Initially, she blamed herself, wondering if she had done something he had misunderstood.

“I was super shocked and quite afraid at that time, and I stopped using social media for a while, because I had no idea who would have access to my photos,” L. told CBC.

More than 700 photos, which included AI-generated pornographic images, were discovered by the male student’s former partner when she borrowed his laptop in February, according to three of the alleged victims, L., B. and H. All three spoke to CBC under the condition of anonym

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