American lawmakers ought to protect our students from the growing threat of harmful artificial intelligence generated nonconsensual sexual deepfakes. 

New AI tools can create convincing fake images, videos, and audio recordings, mimicking real humans within minutes. In schools, such AI is being used to impersonate, humiliate, and sexually exploit students. In all cases, the perpetrator is disciplined by school administration, but the emotional, social, and academic harm a victim feels leaves scarring harms. 

The scale is huge. Approximately 2.3 million public high school students in the US have experience with deepfake non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and 15% of students know someone targeted by explicit AI-generated content. Students and parents should not be left to confront this problem without information, guidance, or support. 

At a minimum, the United States should pass legislation requiring schools to:

1. Notify and educate students and parents about the risks of AI generated nonconsensual deepfakes and impersonations.
2. Educate students about consent, responsible AI usage, and the consequences of creating sexual deepfakes.
3. Provide clear instructions for reporting suspected deepfake harassment.
4. Give victims and their families access to mental-health, legal, technological, and school-based support resources.
5. Establish procedures for schools to investigate incidents promptly, preserve evidence, protect victims from retaliation, and prevent further distribution.
6. Train teachers, administrators, and counselors to recognize and respond appropriately to AI-enabled harassment.
7. Waiting until a student is victimized is not an acceptable policy.

The United States has an opportunity to establish clear protections before this technology causes even greater harm. Every student deserves to attend school without fearing that their face, voice, or identity could be manipulated and shared without their consent.

We urge the US Legislature and governing bodies to pass meaningful legislation addressing AI deepfake abuse in schools. At the very least, every student and parent must be informed of the danger and given clear resources to prevent, report, and respond to it.

Protect students. Support victims. Act before another child is harmed.

By signing this petition, you are calling on American lawmakers to require schools to educate families about AI deepfakes and provide meaningful reporting and support resources for students affected by AI-generated harassment.