The Impact of Child Exploitation and Victimization Through Artificial Intelligence
John Pizzuro | September 19 | 11:15 am-12:15 pm
Topic: Conceptual, Law Enforcement | Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Today’s online world has led to an epidemic of victimization of children. Offenders can locate, groom, and victimize children through numerous apps. Now, with artificial intelligence (AI), offenders can create AI versions of children, manipulate photos of children, and create child sexual abuse material. They can use AI at scale to machine learn victim behavior and utilize that technology to groom at scale. This presentation will highlight current trends and dangers that artificial intelligence poses to victims and the threat to society we now face. It will cover how machine learning can mimic children’s social media accounts to use their own information against them. The presenter will go over the open web and how a simple photo at a school event can be used to exploit children. Attendees will better understand the how AI is employed by how offenders exploit children for online child exploitation and trafficking. They will also learn some safe tips to protect their own social media platforms.
Presentation Objectives:
• Discuss what AI and machine learning is
• Explain how offenders are using different technology to make it easier to groom victims
• Explain how AI will be used by offenders in trafficking and child exploitation