What Is Inpainting?
Inpainting allows AI tools to replace portions of existing photos with generated content, enabling the creation of explicit imagery from non-explicit source photos.
Inpainting is an AI image editing technique that selectively replaces masked regions of an existing image with AI-generated content. In the context of NCII, perpetrators use inpainting to replace clothed portions of real photos with AI-generated explicit content, creating realistic intimate imagery from non-intimate source photos. Inpainting is available in Stable Diffusion, Adobe Firefly, and other consumer tools. Output imagery created through inpainting falls under the definition of digitally altered intimate visual depictions.
Key facts about this term
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Recognize inpainting-created NCII Digitally altered content, including inpainting, is explicitly defined as NCII.
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Use ScanErase's biometric scan to identify inpainting-created content Facial geometry matching identifies inpainting output even when the body has been altered.
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Document the inpainting source and output Evidence that a non-intimate source photo was manipulated supports potential action.
Frequently asked questions
How does ScanErase detect inpainting when the body has been artificially altered?
ScanErase uses facial biometric geometry matching, not body or clothing matching. Inpainting-created NCII retains the original facial structure, which is what the scan identifies.
Is creating NCII through inpainting a federal crime?
Yes. Creating digitally altered intimate visual depictions without consent is a federal crime, regardless of the specific technique used.
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