Francesca Mani was 14-years-old when her name was called over the loudspeaker at Westfield High School in New Jersey. She headed to the principal’s office, where she learned that a picture of her had been turned into a nude image using artificial intelligence.
Mani had never heard of a “nudify” website or app before. When she left the principal’s office, she said that she saw a group of boys laughing at a group of girls that were crying.
“And that’s when I realized I should stop crying and that I should be mad, because this is unacceptable,” Mani said.
What happened to Francesca Mani
Mani was sitting in her high school history class last October when she heard a rumor that some boys had naked photos of female classmates. She soon learned that she and several other girls at Westfield High School had been targeted.