A chilling excerpt from a new IWF report that delves into what analysts at the child protection charity currently see regarding synthetic or AI-generated imagery of child sexual abuse.
The findings will be ‘invaluable’ in turning the tide on the threat children are facing from online predators.
A leading children's charity is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tackle AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, when the UK hosts the first global summit on AI safety this autumn.
IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use
In a review of material posted on the dark web, the Internet Watch Foundation found that deepfakes featuring children were becoming more extreme.
The tools used to create the images remain legal in the UK, the Internet Watch Foundation says, even though AI child sexual abuse images are illegal.
Sexual predators are grooming children under six into performing “disturbing” acts of sexual abuse via phones or webcams a charity has warned.
Watchdogs say its a "stark vision of the future."
More children than ever are becoming victim of online sexual abuse, with technology offering abusers more access to them than ever.
The girl sent a photo to a boy in her class before the image and her phone number were added to all-male online chat groups - she later started disappearing before being abused by "unknown men".
"Law enforcement cannot arrest its way out of this problem."
Last year was the “most extreme year on record” for child sexual abuse online, UK based charity Internet Watch Foundation warned.