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EU proposes criminalizing AI-generated child sexual abuse and deepfakes
AI generated imagery and other forms of deepfakes depicting child sexual abuse (CSA) could be criminialized in the European Union under plans to update AI generated imagery and other forms of deepfakes depicting child sexual abuse could be criminialized in the European Union under plans to update existing legislation to keep pace with technology developments.
The Commission’s decision to prioritize the targeting of digital messaging platforms to tackle CSA has attracted a lot of criticism that the bloc’s lawmakers are focusing in the wrong area for combatting a complex societal problem — which may have generated some pressure for it to come with follow on proposals. That said, even in the less than two years since the controversial private-message-scanning plan was presented there’s been a massive uptick in attention to the risks around deepfakes and AI generated imagery, including concerns the tech is being abused to produce CSAM; and worries this synthetic content could make it even more challenging for law enforcement authorities to identify genuine victims. “Fast evolving technologies are creating new possibilities for child sexual abuse online, and raises challenges for law enforcement to investigate this extremely serious and wide spread crime,” added Ylva Johansson, commissioner for home affairs, in a supporting statement.
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