The case has highlighted the growing concern over the use of AI to generate CSAM. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated that the company is making significant progress in reducing the likelihood of their AI models responding to requests for disallowed content, and that they use Thorn's Safer service to detect, block, and report CSAM. However, there are concerns that efforts to detect CSAM could lead to diminished online security due to network surveillance requirements.
Key takeaways:
- A child psychiatrist, David Tatum, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the production, possession, and transportation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including the use of AI software to create pornographic images of minors.
- Tatum used AI to digitally alter clothed images of minors making them sexually explicit and viewed generated images of kids on a deep fake website.
- The use of AI models to generate CSAM has become a serious concern among lawmakers, civil society groups, and companies selling AI services.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the company is making significant progress in monitoring for misuse of AI and relies on Thorn's Safer service to spot, block, and report CSAM.