Those same images have made it easier for AI systems to produce realistic and explicit imagery of fake children as well as transform social media photos of fully clothed real teens into nudes, much to the alarm of schools and law enforcement around the world. Initially very unsophisticated, improvements to generative AI have allowed apps. Hidden inside popular artificial intelligence image generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a report urging companies to take action.
Personal photos are being used to create malicious deep fakes of children, understand the risks of AI exploitation on child data privacy. Prosecutors say AI can enable offenders to morph ordinary photos of children making it harder for law enforcement to identify real victims. Law enforcement officials raise growing concerns over AI-generated images exploiting children By Tim Callery Law enforcement officials in New Hampshire are warning about a disturbing use of artificial intelligence: using generative AI to exploit children.
Local and state police say they are seeing AI used in more cases they are investigating. In most jurisdictions, sharing or generating these images-especially of minors-can lead to criminal charges, including for teens who misuse these tools against their peers. For a real-world example, see this NYT article on AI.
Images of children shared online can be used to create sexually explicit deepfakes - fake audio, images and videos that have been generated or manipulated using AI, but look and sound like. Law enforcement officials raise growing concerns over AI. Those same images have made it easier for AI systems to produce realistic and explicit imagery of fake children as well as transform social media photos of fully clothed real teens into nudes.