Search engines required to stamp out AI-generated images of child abuse under Australia’s new code

Exclusive: eSafety Commissioner says companies must work on building tools to promote greater online safety, including detecting deep fake images

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Artificial intelligence tools could be used to generate child abuse images and terrorist propaganda, Australia's eSafety Commissioner has warned while announcing a world-leading industry standard that requires tech giants to stamp out such material on AI-powered search engines.

The new industry code covering search engines, to be detailed on Friday, requires big tech firms like Google, Microsoft's Bing and DuckDuckGo to eliminate child abuse material from their search results, and to take steps to ensure generative AI products can't be used to generate deep fake versions of that material.

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