Could AI-Generated Porn Help Protect Children? | WIRED

It's uncomfortable to see AI-generated child sexual material as anything but abhorrent—but simulated imagery might help in the fight against sexual abuse.

Save this story Save this story Now that generative AI models can produce photorealistic, fake images of child sexual abuse, regulators and child safety advocates are worried that an already-abhorrent practice will spiral further out of control. But lost in this fear is an uncomfortable possibility—that AI-generated child sexual material could actually benefit society in the long run by providing a less harmful alternative to the already-massive market for images of child sexual abuse. NEXT NORMAL This is part of Next Normal , WIRED's series on the future of morality and how our ethical belief

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