US EditionUNICEF Calls for Global Action Against AI-Generated Child Abuse Content
UNICEF urged criminalizing AI-generated child sexual abuse content after a study found 1.2 million children across 11 countries had images manipulated, calling for stronger digital safeguards.
- In a Feb 4 appeal, UNICEF urged countries to criminalise AI-generated child sexual abuse content, citing rising reports of sexualised images of children.
- At least 1.2 million children across 11 countries disclosed manipulated sexually explicit deepfakes in the past year, and chatbots such as xAI's Grok have drawn scrutiny for sexualised images.
- UNICEF urged AI developers to implement safety-by-design guardrails and called on digital companies to prevent circulation and invest in detection technologies.
- The agency said the harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent, warning AI-generated material normalises exploitation and challenges law enforcement protecting children.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed 40 individuals for the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence from 37 countries, while UNICEF noted patchy responses despite UN Guidance on AI and Children 3.0 and xAI/Grok restrictions, with Reuters finding continued image generation.
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Unicef raises alarm over AI-generated sexualised images of children, calls on governments to take action
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Thursday said it was increasingly “alarmed” by reports of AI-generated sexualised images involving children, calling on governments and the AI industry to prevent the creation and dissemination of such content. In a statement, the UN agency said, “The harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent. Children cannot wait for the law to catch up.” “Deepfakes — images, videos, or audio generated …
UNICEF Calls for Global Action Against AI-Generated Child Abuse Content
UNICEF urges global criminalization of AI-generated child abuse content, stressing immediate action. With 1.2 million children affected, concerns rise over AI misuse, notably in deepfakes. Britain plans to legislate against AI child exploitation. UN proposes panel to harness AI for humanity's benefit.
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) is concerned about reports of a rapid increase in the number of sexualized images of children created using artificial intelligence (AI) and circulating online, the fund said in a statement today.
UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content depicting child sex abuse
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Wednesday called for countries to criminalize the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, saying it was alarmed by reports of an increase in the number of artificial intelligence images sexualizing children.Read MoreThe post UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content depicting child sex abuse first appeared on The Who Dat Daily.The post UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content…
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