Child sexual abuse pictures are found in a database that's used to train AI image generators
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images A dataset used to train AI image generators contains pictures of child sexual abuse, a study found. The findings add to fears AI tools could spark a wave of AI-generated child sexual abuse content. The LAION database has now been taken offline while its creators removeā€¦#laion #stanforduniversity #laion5b #stablediffusion #graphika #stabilityai #stablediffusion20 #runway #stanford #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Children's rights, the optional protocol and child sexual abuse material in the digital age: moving from criminalisation to prevention - Maxwell F.
Around the time of the drafting of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, few could have predicted the monumental impact of camera, phone, computer and social media technologies on people's lives. While the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Lifetime experience of childhood abuse and neglect among high school students at Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study - Kefale D, Endalew M, Asferie WN, Demis S, Munye T, Tesfahun Y, Simegn A, Wondim M, Kassaw A, Kerebeh G, Belay DM, Minuye B, Zeleke S.
BACKGROUND: Childhood abuse and neglect is defined as any intentional harm or mistreatment of a child that results in actual or potential harm to the child's health, survival and development. It has been linked to an increased risk of a wide range of serio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Recent trends in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) distribution in Indian cyberspace - Gautam SK, Khajuria H, Gupta RR, Nayak BP.
The emergence and evolution of social media and technology poses challenges in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This issue is not successfully addressed by the existing techno-legal apparatus and is posing risks to the children. In In... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The effect of family-based therapy on child physical abuse and neglect: a narrative systematic review - Economidis G, Pilkington R, Lynch J, Dobbins T, Shakeshaft A, Powell M, Eades AM, Falster K.
Family-based therapy is a common front-line strategy to prevent child maltreatment in high-risk families. This review aimed to systematically assess the evidence of the effect of family-based therapy programs on child maltreatment outcomes. CINAHL, Scopus ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news