Teachers across the country have become Instagram famous. Unfortunately, one such teacher has also experienced AI cyberbullying. The instance occurred when a student used AI to replicate his image and then posted inappropriate social messages using that image to look like the posts came from the teacher. The teacher identified the fraudulent posts and alerted administrators before the posts were widely viewed. The administrator determined who the student was, and the student was disciplined.
This unfortunate use of generative AI can pose serious challenges, especially around cyberbullying. When we typically think of cyberbullying, we think of people posting harmful content targeting specific individuals. Until generative AI became more mainstream, we rarely considered whether or not the bully was an actual person. Of course, behind the AI is a person using the AI generative software, but that creates another level of separation, making it even harder to determine who the perpetrator is.
