Over 50 State Attorneys General Press Congress on Child Sexual Abuse Material
Summary
On September 5, 2023, more than 50 state attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to study how AI can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from such abuses. In particular, the letter calls for the establishment of an expert commission, which would be tasked with providing recommendations to Congress, as well as an expansion of existing restrictions on CSAM to explicitly cover AI-generated content.
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