AI tools have put child sexual abuse ‘on steroids’, Home Secretary warns
The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.
2 February 2025
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Paedophiles are using AI to ‘de-age’ female film stars into kids
Published: Wed 25 Oct 2023
Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) to ‘de-age’ celebrities and create images of them as children.
A report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has not revealed the names of the celebrities, but said female singers and film stars have mostly been targeted.
The charity also found evidence on one dark web forum of users manipulating images of child actors to make them sexual.
Analysis also found images of child sexual abuse are being fed into AI image generators to recreate them in different settings, while others are using them to ‘nudify’ children – taking images of clothed children uploaded to the internet for legitimate purposes.
Read the full article at Metro.
