Furious NRLW star Jaime Chapman has revealed she and her family have been left dismayed by trolls targeting her with sexualised AI deepfake photos for a second time.
The Gold Coast Titans and NSW Blues star warned her followers about the image after first being the subject of a deepfake in May last year.
She says police are investigating the second attack.
‘I’m aware that fake AI-generated images of me that were made last year are recirculating,’ she told her Instagram followers on Tuesday night.
‘To be absolutely clear, these images are not real and do not depict me in any way.
‘Any explicit or compromising image claiming to be of me has been digitally created without my consent.
NRLW star Jaime Chapman has been targeted by vile trolls who have created and distributed sexualised AI deepfake images of her
Chapman warned her followers about the vile act and revealed that the above image is the one the trolls use to manufacture the content
The NSW Blues and Titans star (pictured) said the chilling attack has hurt her and her family
‘This has had a significant impact on both myself and my family, and it has been extremely upsetting to see this content being re-circulated.
‘The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crime Unit and police are currently investigating.’
Chapman asked her fans not to share the images, and revealed the original photo that was used to create the deepfakes.
The message was very similar to what she posted when the first AI images surfaced last year, when she wrote, ‘Have a good day to everyone except those who make fake ai photos of other people.
‘AI is scary these days. Next time think of how damaging this can be to someone and their loved ones.
‘This has happened a few times now and it needs to stop.’
Chapman is not the only sporting identity to be targeted by online fakes.
Last December, TV sport reporter and commentator Grace Hayden warned her followers that a fake X account had been set up in her name.
She asked them to report and block the account, which was taken down soon after she raised the alarm.
Chapman said police are investigating after she reported the incident to the Cyber Crimes Unit
Former Fox Sports NRL reporter Tiffany Salmond has also been targeted with AI deepfakes
And in June last year, former Fox Sports NRL reporter Tiffany Salmond revealed she had been the victim of a deepfake scam.
‘To actually see photos of myself – ones I had posted confidently on social media – turned into videos where I’m moving and doing explicit actions, was surreal,’ Salmond told News Corp.
‘If deepfakes were purely about attraction, we would see women making them about men, but we don’t – and it’s because in those dynamics, that power imbalance doesn’t exist.
‘We live in a society where men can’t get enough of women’s bodies, but it’s only when they get a sneaky view that they weren’t meant to see.
‘Creating sexually explicit deepfakes of real people – without their consent – is a deeply violating act. The creation is the insidious part – sharing is easy.’
Salmond called for lawmakers to criminalise the creation and distribution of AI deepfakes.
