Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite ‘stars’: ‘My body will never be mine again’

Safety groups say they're increasingly finding chats about creating images based on past child sexual abuse material

Predators active on the dark web are increasingly using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images of children, fixating especially on star" victims, child safety experts warn.

Child safety groups tracking the activity of predators chatting in dark web forums say they are increasingly finding conversations about creating new images based on older child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Many of these predators using AI obsess over child victims referred to as stars" in predator communities for the popularity of their images.