FBI Arrests Wisconsin Man for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

Steven Anderegg faces federal charges for producing and distributing thousands of explicit images using the AI model Stable Diffusion.

Anderegg allegedly created over 13,000 images depicting minors in sexually explicit scenarios.
He used Instagram and Telegram to distribute the images and communicate with a 15-year-old boy.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported his activities to law enforcement.
Anderegg's case marks one of the first federal charges for AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 70 years in prison.