Blackburn, Ossoff Draw DOJ Attention to AI-Generated Child Sex Content

Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., want to know how DOJ is responding to reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, they cited the advancement of AI technology known as diffusion models, which people can use to create realistic images of children engaged in sexual activity. They noted the material could impede DOJ efforts to identify real CSAM and raises serious ethical and legal questions. They asked about legal hurdles for DOJ when the department attempts to prosecute against such activity. DOJ didn’t comment.