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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading.

Law enforcement is racing to stop them

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
child psychiatrist who al-
tered a first-day-of-school
photo he saw on Face-
book to make a group of
girls appear nude. A U.S.
Army soldier accused of
creating images depict-
ing children he knew be-
ing sexually abused. A soft-
ware engineer charged
with generating hyper-re-
alistic sexually explicit im-
ages of children.
Law enforcement agen-
cies across the U.S. are
cracking down on a trou-
bling spread of child sex-
ual abuse imagery cre-
ated through artificial
intelligence technology —
from manipulated photos
of real children to graphic
depictions of computer-
generated kids. Justice
Department officials say
they're aggressively going
after offenders who exploit
AI tools, while states are
racing to ensure people
generating "deepfakes"
and other harmful imagery
of kids can be prosecuted
under their laws.
"We've got to signal early Kaylin Hayman, 17, poses with her parent's Mark and Shalene Hayman outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024.
and often that it is a crime, Associated Press
that it will be investigated damentally are wrong. And ing purely AI-generated bot to make the images could make it harder to
and prosecuted when the it's only a matter of time be- imagery — meaning the sexually explicit. rescue real victims. Law
evidence supports it," Ste- fore somebody holds you children depicted are not Trying to catch up to tech- enforcement officials worry
ven Grocki, who leads the accountable." real but virtual. In another nology investigators will waste time
Justice Department's Child The Justice Department case, federal authorities in The prosecutions come as and resources trying to
Exploitation and Obscenity says existing federal laws August arrested a U.S. sol- child advocates are ur- identify and track down ex-
Section, said in an interview clearly apply to such con- dier stationed in Alaska ac- gently working to curb the ploited children who don't
with The Associated Press. tent, and recently brought cused of running innocent misuse of technology to really exist.
"And if you're sitting there what's believed to be the pictures of real children he prevent a flood of disturb-
thinking otherwise, you fun- first federal case involv- knew through an AI chat- ing images officials fear Continued on Page 3