Deepfake revenge porn laws: a discussion lesson for Korean high schoolers who've already seen the headlines

Deepfake Image Laws: Debate Prep

The scenario: Someone uses AI to create a realistic explicit image of a real person, without that person's consent, and shares it online. No physical contact occurred. What should the legal penalty be?

Your task

With your group, prepare arguments for both sides of this question:

Should the punishment be the same as secretly filming or photographing someone in a real situation?

Arguments FOR the same punishment

1. 2. 3.

Arguments AGAINST the same punishment (lighter sentence)

1. 2. 3.

Useful sentence frames

• "Even though no physical act occurred, ..."
• "The difference is that ..."
• "The harm to the victim is the same because ..."
• "If we treat these crimes the same, then ..."
• "A lighter sentence makes sense when ..."

Anonymous reflection (write this at the end and hand it in): What do you think the punishment should be, and why? (2–3 sentences in English)