AI company accused of generating child porn claims its been ‘cooperating with law enforcement’

The artificial intelligence company targeted by a Attorney General James Uthmeier legal complaint says it is working with law enforcement, contrary to the A.G.’s claim.

A2E, an AI software that generates images, was subject of Uthmeier’s claim that its generating sexually explicit pictures of kids, a violation of state law.

Uthmeier: AI company allows people to generate sexually explicit pictures of kids

“We have learned about this news and we are consulting with the legal team,” A2E told the Phoenix in an email. “We have always been treating CSAM [child sexual abuse material] very seriously since the very beginning. We have been cooperating with law enforcement to detect and prevent all kinds of CSAM.”

Filed in state Circuit Court in Sarasota County, Uthmeier’s suit alleges A2E committed “unconscionable,” “deceptive,” and “unfair” practices under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The defendant is Rengstorff Consulting, a Nevada firm that owns A2E. The first allegation in the 26-page suit is that Rengstorff’s product lets “predators” “nudify non-consenting Floridians,” including children, and allows users to alter images of adults to feature child-like appearances.

“Just because you create the vehicle, it doesn’t give you exemption from liability. So while users might be providing images, at the end of the day, this AI software, this is the manufacturing hub that is actually churning out the child porn content. So we want to make them pay. We want to shut them down,” Uthmeier said during a news conference earlier this week announcing the suit in Orlando.

In 2025, Florida lawmakers approved a measure that requires social media companies to delete deepfakes, or AI-generated sexual depictions of people created without their consent.

The suit brings a few specific examples, including a Tampa man arrested earlier this year who Uthmeier alleges created more than “100 sexually explicit images of his 6-year-old stepdaughter and 10-year stepson, some with images of the two children performing oral and other sexual acts with him.”

“That predator was arrested thanks to the efforts of law enforcement – Defendant never reported the abusive and criminal images,” Uthmeier’s suit claims.