AI fuels images of abuse on internet
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a leading tool for accelerating the spread of images depicting sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet, according to a survey released on Tuesday (Feb. 6) by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Safernet."The proliferation of generative AI apps allows you to take a photo of a dressed person and remove that person's clothes," explained Thiago Tavares, founder and CEO of SaferNet Brasil. "This can be manipulated, generate synthetic media, and represent that person in an ultra-realistic image of nudity."The topic was discussed at the Safer Internet Day event, which concludes this Wednesday (7) in São Paulo. During one of the sessions, Iain Drennan, the executive director of the WeProtect Global Alliance, highlighted that artificial intelligence is ...