Research shows that AI image generators are trained on explicit photos of children

Hidden within the base of popular artificial intelligence image generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report urging companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built. Those same images have made it easier for AI systems to produce realistic and explicit images of … Read more

‘My 13-year-old daughter downloaded TikTok and six months later she was dead’

Maia Walsh and dad Liam had just returned from a trip to Thailand (supplied) “Dad, can I download TikTok?” Maia politely asked her father, five months after she turned thirteen. Liam Walsh double-checked the legal age for the app and said he was confident his adult child could use the app responsibly. Like other teenagers, … Read more