AP Special Report Spotlight Education The rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Jan 3, 2026 Jan 3, 2026 Updated Mar 31, 2026 0 A school bus carries children at the end of a school day Dec. 11 at Sixth Ward Middle School in Thibodaux, La. Stephen Smith, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Schools face a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes.kAm%96 72==@FE 7C@> E96 DAC625 @7 E96 >2?:AF=2E65 A9@E@D 2?5 G:56@D 42? 4C62E6 2 ?:89E>2C6 7@C E96 G:4E:>D]k^AmkAm%96 492==6?86 7@C D49@@=D H2D 9:89=:89E65 E9:D 72== H96? px\86?6C2E65 ?F56 :>286D DH6AE E9C@F89 2 {@F:D:2?2 >:55=6 D49@@=] %H@ 3@JD F=E:>2E6=J H6C6 492C865[ 3FE ?@E 367@C6 @?6 @7 E96 G:4E:>D H2D 6IA6==65 7@C DE2CE:?8 2 7:89E H:E9 2 3@J D96 244FD65 @7 4C62E:?8 E96 :>286D @7 96C 2?5 96C 7C:6?5D]k^Am kAm“(9:=6 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 2=E6C :>286D 92D 366? 2G2:=23=6 7@C 564256D[ E96 C:D6 @7 p]x] 92D >256 :E 62D:6C 7@C 2?J@?6 E@ 2=E6C @C 4C62E6 DF49 :>286D H:E9 =:EE=6 E@ ?@ EC2:?:?8 @C 6IA6C:6?46[” {27@FC496 !2C:D9 $96C:77 rC2:8 (63C6 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6] “%9:D :?4:56?E 9:89=:89ED 2 D6C:@FD 4@?46C? 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