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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Australia to force search engines to crack down on AI-created images of child sexual abuse

AP

Australia has introduced new regulations that mandate that search engines take effective measures to combat child sexual abuse content generated by artificial intelligence.

Local media reported that the online safety code, announced on Friday, will require search engines like Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo to take “appropriate steps” to prevent the proliferation of child sexual exploitation including “synthetic” images created by the artificial intelligence.

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