AI is reportedly being used for one of the most evil purposes in the world. Police are alarmed by the growing use of AI to generate Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Criminals are using advanced technology to generate new images. Children are still being harmed by it because the abuse material is used to generate new images, victimizing them again. The AP reports:
The already-alarming proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos, a watchdog agency warned on Tuesday.
In a written report, the U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation urges governments and technology providers to act quickly before a flood of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse overwhelms law enforcement investigators and vastly expands the pool of potential victims.
The depravity of the situation is calling on law enforcement and legislation to crack down on the practice before it expands. Sky News continues:
About 3,000 AI images of child abuse were shared on the site in September, with 564 depicting the most serious kind of imagery including rape, sexual torture and bestiality.
Of the images, 1,372 depicted children aged between seven and 10 years old, according to research by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
“Poisoning” these images is not possible since they are already removed from circulation. Law enforcement will have to find new methods to prevent the creation and spread of these images.
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