Recent large-scale research showed that across 11 countries, at least 1.2 million children reported having had their images manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes through AI tools in the past year. In some of the countries, this amounts to 1 in 25 children, or the equivalent of one child in a typical classroom.
Increasingly, the use of AI-powered image and video generation tools go beyond just creating CSAM. The US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) report how generative AI is linked to various forms of child sexual exploitation, including grooming and extortion.
