A file photo of eporters and television camera crews outside a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding online child sexual exploitation, in Washington on Jan 31, 2024. A new flood of child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence is hitting a tipping point of realism, threatening to overwhelm the authorities. — TOM BRENNER/The New York Times
WASHINGTON: A new flood of child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence is hitting a tipping point of realism, threatening to overwhelm authorities.
Over the past two years, new AI technologies have made it easier for criminals to create explicit images and videos of children. Now, researchers at organisations including the Internet Watch Foundation and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are warning of a surge of new material this year that is nearly indistinguishable from actual abuse.
