AI will make online child sex abuse problem worse, Stanford report finds

>> IS THERE ANY PICTURES OF THIS GIRL ON HIS, FACEBOOK? >> AN INFLUX OF ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL IS A RISING CONCERN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. A NEW STANFORD REPORT EXAMINES THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE ONLINE CHILD SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. >> IT'S NOT JUST THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE OVERWHELMED WITH THE VOLUME OF REPORTS, IT'S THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY AREN'T ABLE TO ACCURATELY PRIORITIZE AMONG REPORTS FOR INVESTIGATION. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH REPORT IS MOST LIKELY TO LEAD TO THE RESCUE OF A CHILD WHO IS ACTIVELY BEING ABUSED. >> THE ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN HAS A CYBER TIP LINE. IT'S A TOOL FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR COMPANIES TO REPORT ONLINE. CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. BUT MANY OF THE TIPS RECEIVED ARE INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATE. >> MANY PLATFORMS ARE SUBMITTING CYBER TIP LINE REPORTS THAT SHOW A MEME, AND THE MEME TECHNICALLY MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL, SO PLATFORMS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO REPORT IT. THESE ARE TYPICALLY IMAGES THAT PEOPLE ARE SHARING OUT OF, LIKE POOR COMEDIC INTENT. >> ACCORDING TO THE CENTER'S DATA, NEARLY HALF OF ALL REPORTS MADE TO THE CYBER TIP LINE IN 2022 WERE CONSIDERED ACTIONABLE. >> LAW ENFORCEMENT MIGHT LOOK AT AN IMAGE AND NOT BE ABLE TO TELL IF IT'S AN AI GENERATED IMAGE OR AN IMAGE OF A REAL CHILD WHO HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED, WHO NEEDS TO BE, WHO NEEDS TO BE RESCUED. AND SO THAT'S JUST GOING TO OVERWHELM AN ALREADY OVERWHELMED AND OVERWHELMED SYSTEM. >> SAN JOSE STATE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BRYCE WESTLAKE SAYS AS AI GENERATED IMAGES BECOME MORE REALISTIC LOOKING, IT'S GOING TO BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM IF THEY'RE SPENDING TIME TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THIS AI GENERATED CONTENT IS A REAL VICTIM. >> IT'S TAKEN AWAY THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE TO RESCUE REAL CHILDREN THAT ARE BEING ABUSED. CHALLENGES. ONCE AN IMAGE GETS OUT THERE, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO GET RID OF IT. AND WITH AI GENERATED CONTENT, IT MEANS THAT TONS AND TONS OF BRAND NEW IMAGES ARE BEING CREATED EVERY DAY. >> NCMEC TELLS US WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF REPORTS EVOLVING, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR CYBER

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Keywords: news, abc, abc7news, child sex abuse, stanford study, ai, artificial intelligence, cybertipline, NCMEC

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Length: 2min 17sec (137 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2024