AI-generated Deepfakes in Child Sexual Exploitation

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What is the ranking of Australia in terms of online sexual abuse material market?

Third-largest market (correct)

First-largest market

Fourth-largest market

Second-largest market

What is the term used to describe AI-created child sexual abuse material by the Department of Homeland Security?

The production, through digital media, of child sexual abuse material (correct)

Digitally created sexualised images

Partially artificial sexual abuse material

Wholly artificial sexualised images of children

What is the primary concern related to AI-created child sexual exploitation material?

It is becoming less common

It is only used for generating videos

It is only used for generating images

It is spreading faster and wider (correct)

What is the term used to describe hyper-realistic multimedia content generated using AI techniques and algorithms?

Deepfakes Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge in combating AI-created child sexual exploitation material, according to Thorn?

AI can impede victim identification Signup and view all the answers

What has the Department of Homeland Security found on the dark web?

Guides on how to use AI to generate child sexual exploitation material Signup and view all the answers

What is a way in which AI is used to create child sexual exploitation material, according to the Department of Homeland Security?

De-aging or misuse of a person’s innocent images Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern regarding the use of AI technology in generating child sexual exploitation material?

The ease with which the technology can be used to generate realistic images Signup and view all the answers

According to the Internet Watch Foundation investigation, what percentage of AI-generated images on a dark web forum were likely to be criminal?

About 55% of the images were criminal, with 11,108 of these being most likely criminal Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated percentage of deepfake materials online that are believed to be explicit?

About 90% Signup and view all the answers

What is the main challenge that AI-generated exploitation material poses to traditional policing methods?

The rapid generation of new, unique content Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using AI technology to combat AI-generated exploitation material?

It allows for the detection of subtle anomalies and patterns specific to AI-generated images Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the increase in reports of child sexual exploitation material received by the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation?

It highlights the importance of addressing the issue of child sexual exploitation Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the victim identification unit of the Australian Federal Police in combating child sexual exploitation?

To distinguish fact from fiction and identify real child victims Signup and view all the answers

Why is it difficult for the victim identification unit to identify real child victims of exploitation?

Because AI-generated exploitation material is often indistinguishable from real images Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

AI-Generated Child Sexual Exploitation Material

AI is being exploited to produce images and videos depicting real or deepfake child sexual exploitation material, making it harder for police to protect children online.

Concerns and Statistics

Australia is the third-largest market for online sexual abuse material.
In 2023, an Internet Watch Foundation investigation found 20,254 AI-generated images on a dark web forum, with 11,108 likely to be criminal and 2,562 meeting legal requirements for child sexual exploitation material.
The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received over 49,500 reports of child sexual exploitation material in the 2023-2024 financial year, an increase of about 9,300 over the previous year.
About 90% of deepfake materials online are believed to be explicit.

How AI is Used

AI is used to create child sexual exploitation material through generated images or videos containing real children or using deepfake technologies, such as de-aging or misusing innocent images.
Guides on how to use AI to generate child sexual exploitation material are available on the dark web.
AI can impede victim identification and create new ways to victimize and revictimize children.

Challenges in Policing

Traditional methods of identifying child sexual exploitation material are inadequate in the face of AI's ability to rapidly generate new, unique content.
The growing realism of AI-generated exploitation material is adding to the workload of the victim identification unit of the Australian Federal Police.
It's sometimes difficult to discern fact from fiction, leading to wasted resources and delayed identification of real child victims.

Emerging Strategies

Leveraging AI technology itself to combat AI-generated content by training machine learning algorithms to detect subtle anomalies and patterns specific to AI-generated images.
AI technology can also be used to detect exploitation material, including content that was previously hidden, by gathering large data sets from across the internet and assessing them with experts.

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This quiz explores the use of Artificial Intelligence in creating deepfake images and videos of child sexual exploitation, and the challenges it poses for law enforcement.