Youth getting hooked on AI child porn: Malaysian police

Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are driving a steep rise in synthetic child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and fuelling addiction to such content, particularly among minors.

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PETALING JAYA -

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department's (CID) sexual, women and child investigation division's (D11) principal assistant director Siti Kamsiah Hassan said AI is increasingly being misused to generate hyper-realistic CSAM, including deepfake imagery, which is complicating detection and posing challenges for law enforcement in bringing those behind it to book.

She said offenders are also exploiting encrypted messaging applications and dark web forums to share CSAM and are communicating anonymously.

Senior Assistant Commissioner Siti Kamsiah added that such misuse has led to a surge in sextortion cases, especially targeted at minors and through social media.