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Predators Exploit AI Tools to Generate Images of Child Abuse

Child predators are using generative AI to create fake child sexual abuse material online, which has led to an increase in posts containing such images. US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation in 2022.

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  • Child predators are using generative AI to create fake child sexual abuse material online.
  • ActiveFence observed a rise in the number of posts containing such images.
  • Users have posted thousands of times about how to use GenAI tools to create other predatory content.
  • This new technology comes as the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation in 2022.
  • Generating fake child abuse images is illegal in countries such as the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Predators Exploit AI Tools to Generate Images of Child Abuse
Child predators are exploiting generative artificial intelligence technologies to share fake child sexual abuse material online and to trade tips on how to avoid detection, according to warnings from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and information seen by Bloomberg News.
BloombergMargi Murphy

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