MANILA, Philippines — The government is keeping its guard up against child pornography generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.
According to Council for the Welfare of Children Executive Director Angelo Tapeles on Thursday, there has yet to be a recorded case of AI-generated child porn in the Philippines, but such materials have been reported in the United Kingdom and other countries.
“Iyong mga tao ho na hindi kayang humawak ng bata, but mayroon pong technical knowledge, may pera ring pambili ng hardware and software ay puwede po silang gumawa ng unlimited number of AI pictures at ibenta po nila sa dark web iyan. So, it’s really alarming; that’s why we have stumbled upon a new species of potential violators ano, kaya po talaga binabantayan po natin,” said Tapeles on the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing.
(Some people can’t handle a child, but they have the technical knowledge and the money to buy the hardware and software to create an unlimited number of AI pictures and sell them on the dark web. So, it’s really alarming; that’s why we have stumbled upon a new species of potential violators, so we are really on guard.)
Tapeles said that the agency is trying to raise awareness about the matter.
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“We are in the process of creating awareness, that’s why we speaking out in the public. Iyong OSAEC (Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children) and CSAEM (Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Material) alam na po natin iyan, pero iyong AI-Generated CSAEM naman or Child Sexual Abuse Exploitation Materials, iyan po papasok sa ating bansa kaya po kailangan bantayan po natin,” said Tapeles.
(We are in the process of creating awareness about this; that’s why we are speaking out in public. People know about OSAEC and CSAEM, but the AI-Generated CSAEM or Child Sexual Abuse Exploitation Materials will enter the country and we need to guard against that.)
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