Singapore Sports School students punished for deepfake nude photos of classmates, parents call for expulsion
Several male students from Singapore Sports School have faced disciplinary action for generating and circulating deepfake nude images of their female classmates.
The disciplinary actions meted out included caning, suspension from school, training and boarding, and barring them from sports trips.
According to Singapore Sports School’s principal, Ong Kim Soon, the school is aware of the incident and has launched an investigation, as well as lodged a police report.
“The school does not condone such harmful behaviour,” he added.
Started creating deepfake nude images in JuneÂ
According to Channel News Asia (CNA), a group of male students from Singapore Sports School started generating and circulating deepfake nude images of their female schoolmates back in June 2024.
The process involved two WhatsApp groups: one for generating the images and another for circulating them.
Deepfake technology, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), was reportedly used to digitally alter and combine images of their female schoolmates with fabricated bodies, resulting in realistic-looking nude photos.
Source: AllSafeIT
Parents call for harsher punishments
The school is currently working with the police to address the matter and will reportedly inform parents of any significant developments moving forward.
The police are also assisting in requesting the removal of all related images from the websites involved.
The police are interviewing the Singapore Sports School students involved in the creation and distribution of the deepfake nude images.
The students’ mobile devices have also been temporarily confiscated for forensic examination and will be returned to them once they have been cleared of the offensive images.
However, while disciplinary actions have started, some parents of the victims are unsatisfied with the punishment being meted out to the perpetrators of the incident.
One parent told CNA that the punishment was “not enough” and he had asked the school to look into harsher punishments including expulsion from the school.
He added that the girls victimised by the incident would not feel safe with the perpetrators “lurking in school”.
Affected parents have also lodged police reports, reports CNA.
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