German police take legal action against AI fake female officers charging for access to content
German cops are taking legal action against sites with these pretty female police officers they say are AI-generated to trick their fans into paying for access to adult content.
Police in Hamburg, Germany, said they have identified a growing number of fake profiles claiming to be from female officers, and attracting tens of thousands of followers.
The force said on December 18 that the women shown in police uniforms, such as one AI-generated female officer with a generous cleavage and seen wearing a German police uniform, do not exist in real life, and have been entirely created using artificial intelligence.
Officers at the regional force said they are receiving an increasing number of reports about fake accounts, which falsely claim to show serving colleagues from the Hamburg force.
Images linked to the profiles show young women dressed in police uniforms posing as real officers to attract attention.
Police said some users appear to feel attracted to women in uniform and are willing to pay to access further images or related content.
Hamburg police spokesman Florian Abbenseth said the fake profiles damage the reputation of the police and that the force is taking firm action against them.
He said Hamburg police do not operate private Instagram profiles for individual officers and there are strict rules about how officers can represent themselves on social media.
The force said legal steps linked to the content are already being examined. Police have urged social media users to report suspected fake profiles directly to the relevant platforms.
Story: Newsflash