Faroese police often see AI-generated images of people

Police in the Faroe Islands often encounter AI-generated images and other material depicting children, young people and adults, KVF reports. The preliminary assessment is that the scale is similar to Denmark and other countries the Faroes usually compare themselves with, Prime Minister Beinir Johannesen said.

Johannesen was responding to Bjørt Lind, a member of the Faroese Parliament, who asked about the law when AI is used to create or alter images or other material that place people in sexual or otherwise defamatory situations.

The Supreme Court confirmed on October 15 that the legal position is the same, Johannesen said, and that this also applies in the Faroe Islands. He added that the Criminal Code needs to be amended to make the rules clearer. The changes, which will affect the chapter on sexual offences, are expected in the next parliamentary session.