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Australia to require Google, Bing to clamp down on AI-created child porn

Google and other tech firms worked with Australia's internet safety watchdog to create a code regulating search engine services [File: Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Australia has unveiled regulations requiring internet search engines to crack down on child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence.

The online safety code announced on Friday will require services such as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo to take “appropriate steps” to prevent the spread of child exploitation material, including “synthetic” images created by AI.

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