Overview
- Late June pupils at Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and Carlos Pellegrini discovered digital folders and WhatsApp groups holding hyperrealistic images of female classmates altered with AI and shared the findings publicly.
- Both schools activated gender and digital-violence protocols, opened support channels for victims and applied preventive suspensions to some students as they gather testimony and preserve electronic evidence.
- The city’s Unidad Fiscal Especializada en Delitos y Contravenciones Informáticas opened formal inquiries after at least three complaints were filed to determine who produced, circulated and possibly sold the material.
- Reports say a small core group of pupils — media cite around eight students aged about 13–14, with investigative leads suggesting tens of minors may have viewed or distributed files — and some listings showed prices for 'packs.'
- Prosecutors warn the case raises legal and technical challenges because AI can create hyperreal false images, evidence spreads quickly on messaging apps, and current rules complicate how to punish minors and track alleged commerce.