India, Feb. 6 -- AI-generated sexualised images of children are a form of child sexual abuse and must be criminalised, UN agency said, warning of a rapid and alarming rise in the misuse of AI tools to create abusive content.
In a statement, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide, said it was increasingly concerned by reports showing a surge in AI-generated sexualised images, including cases where real photographs of children are manipulated and sensualised through deepfake technology.
UNICEF said deepfakes are being used to produce sexualised content involving children where AI tools digitally remove or alter clothing to fabrica...