There is clear evidence of a growing demand for AI-generated images of child sexual abuse on the dark web, according to a new research report published by Anglia Ruskin University’s International Policing and Public Protection .
There is clear evidence of a growing demand for AI-generated images of child sexual abuse on the dark web, according to a new research report published by Anglia Ruskin University’s International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI). The full report can be viewed here.
The innovative study of the dark web seeks to understand how online offenders are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
The IPPPRI Insights’ publication comes after the Internet Watch Foundation shared a report highlighting the continued growth of this emerging technology as a tool to exploit children.
Researchers Dr. Deanna Davy and Professor Sam Lundrigan analyzed chats that had taken place in dark web forums over the past 12 months, and found clear evidence of the growing interest in this technology, the continued use of AI, and the collective desire on the part of online offenders for others to learn more and create new abuse imagery.
