Rise in Suspected AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images Presents New Challenges

• Thousands of reports to NCMEC's CyberTipline last year were about suspected AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

• Leading AI companies like OpenAI are now cooperating with NCMEC to track and flag apparent CSAM

• Deepfake nude photos of students are spreading in schools across the US

• It's becoming harder to distinguish fake AI-generated CSAM from real images

• Reports of AI-generated CSAM are expected to grow as the technology advances and spreads