The revolution in artificial intelligence has sparked an explosion of disturbingly lifelike images showing child sexual exploitation, fueling concerns among child-safety investigators that they will undermine efforts to find victims and combat real-world abuse.
Generative-AI tools have set off what one analyst called a “predatory arms race” on pedophile forums because they can create within seconds realistic images of children performing sex acts, commonly known as child pornography.
Thousands of AI-generated child-sex images have been found on forums across the dark web, a layer of the internet visible only with special browsers, with some participants sharing detailed guides for how other pedophiles can make their own creations. Read More...
Looking for a new bong? Buy one from the California state government.
Items seized from cannabis shops — like pipes, furniture and electronics — will be auctioned off Friday in the parking lot of the California Highway Patrol’s Los Angeles headquarters.
The public auction will be the first-ever hosted by the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration in partnership with the CHP.
All the weed-related merchandise comes from 10 cannabis businesses that were busted in the past few months. Read More...
