AI-Generated Child Abuse Makes It Harder To Protect Real Victims

Investigators seeking to identify child abuse victims and hold their tormentors to account are dealing with a torrent of AI-generated material that looks convincingly real. Meanwhile, a U.S. federal appeals court just ruled that private possession of AI-generated child abuse material is legally sanctioned under the First Amendment. Sybil Jo and Elly Arrow dive into the situation and what perfidious thinking led us here.

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When “Virtual” Abuse Has Real Victims: https://www.thewayfinder.net/p/when-virtual-abuse-has-real-victims

AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeqdxyqvexo

Addressing Computer-Generated Child Sex Abuse Imagery: Legal Framework and Policy Implications: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24403088/adressing-cg-csam-pfefferkorn-1.pdf