Pedophiles are now using AI Stable Diffusion to target children.
They are taking advantage of the generative artificial intelligence model by creating life-like child sexual abuse material.
This was discovered by BBC News, saying that child sexual abuse offenders are also selling AI-generated malicious content.
One of the websites that pedophiles are using to sell their child sexual abuse material is the mainstream content-sharing platform Patreon.
AI Stable Diffusion Now Used by Pedophiles To Target Children!
According to GCHQ, the United Kingdom's intelligence and cybersecurity agency said that pedophiles are adopting all technologies appearing in the market.
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GCHQ added that some of these child sexual abuse offenders even believe that the future of child sexual abuse material depends on AI-generated material.
Since Stable Diffusion is easy to use, pedophiles are taking advantage of it to generate life-like child abuse images.
BBC stated that some of the AI-generated images created by pedophiles include r*pe of toddlers and babies.
"Since AI-generated images became possible, there has been this huge flood... it's not just very young girls, they're talking about toddlers," said Octavia Sheepshanks, a freelance researcher and journalist investigating the alarming activity.
Why AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Content is Alarming
Via Yahoo Finance, Ian Critchley, the NPCC's child safeguarding lead, said that although the AI-generated images don't include real children, it is incorrect to argue that no one is harmed by these malicious photos.
The official added that it could have a chain reaction that can lead to real-life child abuse, from offensive thoughts to synthetic ones to an actual abusive act.
The U.K. government warned that pseudo images generated using a computer, which contains child sexual abuse, are as illegal as real photos.
This means that publishing or transferring AI-generated child sexual abuse content across the United Kingdom is against the law.
Stability AI Condemns Pedophiles
Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion, said that using generative AI for illegal and immoral purposes is prohibited.
The company added that its policies clearly state that CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is among the prohibited content in Stable Diffusion.
"We strongly support law enforcement efforts against those who misuse our products for illegal or nefarious purposes," said Stability AI.
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