James L. Hatch

Deepfake    Cause for Suicide … Or Prelude to MurderIf a deepfake pornographic video can happen to Taylor Swift, then it can happen to anyone. It happened to 13-year-old Katy Philips … and then she died. Not knowing about the deepfake video, Katy’s family believed mean Facebook posts led to her suicide. However, Bob, Bobbie, and Gina—Katy’s closest friends—could not accept that. They searched her social media accounts until they found an obscure URL reference to a Pornhub video staring ‘Katy,’ an Artificial Intelligence deepfake creation. But who made the video, why was it created, and why was there a copy on the dark web? While seeking answers Katy’s friends...