Parents Should Talk to Children About AI Child Abuse Material, AFP Advises

An increase in ‘deepfake’ child abuse material—including some generated by students—means parents and caregivers need to broach the subject with children.

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The emergence of child abuse images created by artificial intelligence (AI) means parents and carers need to have “open and non-judgemental conversations” with their children about the dangers and harms it causes, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) advise.

They say the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), which is led by the AFP, has witnessed an increase in the use of AI-generated child abuse material in the past year, including students creating “deepfakes” to harass or embarrass their classmates.