Federal agents arrested a man in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Thursday, November 12, for producing child sexual abuse material with artificial intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on Friday. The man has not been publicly identified. According to the agency, he was arrested for allegedly generating the child pornography "using superintelligence," the term the administration of President Donald Trump uses for artificial intelligence technology.
In written statements, the FBI’s San Juan office said the suspect allegedly secretly photographed several minors and used their images to create exploitative content. For some years, the FBI has warned that child sexual abuse material created with generative AI and similar online tools is illegal. The agency added that the exploitation of minors will not be tolerated and that offenders who use emerging technologies to victimize minors are not beyond the reach of law enforcement.
It said it will keep pursuing those who target the most vulnerable and hold them accountable, with the message that anyone who exploits minors will be identified, detained and prosecuted.