AI Technology Exacerbates Child Sex Abuse: Australian Federal Police

Published on April 25, 2024

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has warned that the fight against child sex abuse has become more challenging due to the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. During a speech at the National Press Club of Australia on April 24, AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw described how criminals were using AI to generate fake child sex abuse images, which were getting increasingly difficult to distinguish from authentic ones. The commissioner cited a report by the Internet Watch Foundation that revealed just how realistic the images created by AI had become over time. “When our analysts saw the first renderings of AI-generated child sexual abuse material in spring of … 2023, there were clear tells that this material was artificially generated,” he quoted....

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