The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has published an update report on AI-generated child sexual abuse material (AI CSAM) looking at changes in the landscape since its first report in October 2023.
Key Updates from the July 2024 Report
- Increase in AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material: The latest findings show over 3,500 new AI-generated criminal child sexual abuse images have been uploaded on to the same dark web forum as previously analysed in October 2023.
- More Severe Images: Of the AI-generated images confirmed to be child sexual abuse on the forum, more images depicted the most severe Category A abuse, indicating that perpetrators are more able to generate complex ‘hardcore’ scenarios.
- Emergence of AI Child Sexual Abuse Videos: AI-generated child sexual abuse videos, primarily deepfakes, have started circulating, highlighting rapid technological advancements in AI models/generators. Increasingly, deepfake videos shared in dark web forums take adult pornographic videos and add a child’s face using AI tools.
- Clear Web Increase: There is a noticeable increase in AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery on the clear web, including on commercial sites.
- AI Child Sexual Abuse Featuring Known Victims and Famous Children: Perpetrators increasingly use fine-tuned AI models to generate new imagery of known victims of child sexual abuse or famous children.
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