In Vero Beach, Florida, Phillip Michael McCorkle is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography, igniting concerns over the misuse of generative AI. The arrest occurred at a movie theater and was part of a larger operation tackling child pornography. Both federal and local efforts are aiming to legislate against this new form of child exploitation, but stopping it proves complicated due to the accessibility of open-source AI software.