{"id":2023396,"date":"2023-09-06T13:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-attorney-general-joins-coalition-to-fight-ai-generated-child-abuse-images\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:16:36","slug":"virginia-attorney-general-joins-coalition-to-fight-ai-generated-child-abuse-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-attorney-general-joins-coalition-to-fight-ai-generated-child-abuse-images\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Attorney General joins fight against AI-generated child abuse images."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-attorney-general-joins-coalition-to-fight-ai-generated-child-abuse-images%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Attorneys General Call for Action Against AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material<\/h2>\n<p>Virginia Attorney\u200b General\u2063 Jason Miyares\u2064 has joined forces\u2062 with a coalition \u200dof attorneys general from\u2063 54 U.S. states and territories \u200cto address the growing \u2062concern of artificial intelligence (AI) being used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-attorney-general-joins-coalition-to-fight-ai-generated-child-abuse-images\/\" title=\"VA Attorney General joins fight against AI-generated child abuse images.\">create child sexual\u2063 abuse material<\/a> (CSAM). They are urging Congress to take action by studying the issue and introducing legislation that\u200b will \u200bmake it\u2064 easier to prosecute these crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200d statement, Mr. Miyares emphasized the urgency of \u200cestablishing strong legal boundaries\u2064 and protections \u200cto safeguard the safety and \u2063innocence of our children. He\u200c stated, \u2062&#8221;We are in \u2062a race against the\u200d clock\u200b to establish strong legal\u200c boundaries and protections that encompass artificial intelligence technologies and, more importantly, protect the safety and innocence of our children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The National Association \u2064of Attorneys General sent a letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d3e83e11901\/5c2168b6-1059-46be-b13e-31e9dc008a01.pdf?rdr=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) to congressional\u2064 leaders about the issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/ai-generated-child-pornography-fuels-the-child-sex-exploitation-industry-5478860\">AI-Generated Child Pornography Fuels\u2064 the Child Sex Exploitation Industry<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/ai-generated-child-pornography-fuels-the-child-sex-exploitation-industry-5478860\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/end-this-scourge-against-humanity-missouri-congresswoman-introduces-legislation-to-combat-online-child-exploitation-5457861\">&#8216;End This Scourge Against Humanity&#8217;; Missouri Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to\u2063 Combat\u2063 Online Child Exploitation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/10\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/end-this-scourge-against-humanity-missouri-congresswoman-introduces-legislation-to-combat-online-child-exploitation-5457861\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Miyares and the other attorneys \u2064general share deep \u200bconcerns for the safety\u200c of children in their respective \u200cstates and \u200cterritories. They also feel a\u2062 responsibility to hold accountable those who seek to harm\u2062 children. However, they express concern that AI \u200cis creating a new frontier for abuse, making prosecution more \u200bdifficult.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Mr. Miyares led 23\u200c state attorneys general in urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance \u200cartificial intelligence governance policies, recognizing the \u200dneed to keep up with the rapid \u200cadvancements in AI-generated technology.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200dsome argue that AI-generated CSAM does not directly \u200dvictimize real children, opponents contend that it \u2064still causes harm. Research has shown a link between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-demand-answers-on-ketanji-brown-jacksons-three-month-sentence-for-sex-offender\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Demand Answers on Ketanji Brown Jackson's Three-Month Sentence for Sex Offender\">viewing child pornography<\/a>\u200b and sexually abusing children in real life. In \u2063fact, studies have revealed that 50 to 60 percent of viewers of child pornography admit to abusing children themselves.<\/p>\n<h2>Types of AI-Generated CSAM<\/h2>\n<p>In their letter, \u200dthe attorneys general\u2063 highlight three \u2064types of \u200cAI-generated CSAM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One type\u2062 uses the\u200d likeness of a \u200dreal\u2063 child \u200dwho has\u2063 not been sexually\u200d abused but whose image \u2064is digitally altered to show depictions \u200dof abuse.<\/li>\n<li>A second type \u2064uses images \u200dof a \u2063child who was sexually abused, digitally recreating them to show other forms of abuse.<\/li>\n<li>A \u200bthird type uses images that are entirely generated by AI without \u200bthe image of any real children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u200c attorneys general are calling for all forms of AI-generated \u2062CSAM to be illegal and for the\u2064 crimes to \u2062be easily \u200dprosecuted. They are urging Congress to \u2062create laws that \u200cdeter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-other-top-senators-demand-answers-to-9-questions-following-reports-of-afghan-child-trafficking\/\" title=\"Cruz, Other Top Senators Demand Answers To 9 Questions Following Reports Of Afghan Child Trafficking\">address child exploitation<\/a>,\u2063 explicitly covering AI-generated CSAM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The United\u200d States is the \u2062top consumer of child pornography and\u2062 leads in\u2062 creating and supporting CSAM. Operation Underground Railroad, a \u200bprivate foundation dedicated to saving\u2063 children from sex trafficking, emphasizes the need \u2062for awareness and action to\u200b combat this issue.<\/div>\n<p>The nonprofit \u2062Nati<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>material is a grave concern,&#8221; says Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who has joined a coalition of 54 attorneys general. They are urging Congress to investigate AI&#8217;s role in creating CSAM and to enact laws facilitating the prosecution of these heinous crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":2023397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}