Hernando man convicted of using AI images of children, animals to 'scam pedophiles' sentenced to 8 years

A Hernando County man was sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing and distributing AI-generated material depicting children and animals. The man claimed he used the images to scam pedophiles.
A Hernando County judge has sentenced a man to nearly a decade in prison for the possession and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated material involving children and animals.
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