South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is asking the state Legislature to advance several bills aimed at putting criminals who use children’s faces to create sexual abuse materials behind bars. At a news conference Tuesday, Wilson said he wants the law to stay ahead of criminals who use artificial intelligence and other software to target children. “This allows us to use technology to track people who are trying to come before the law,” Wilson said. “A man was using Photoshop, I believe, quite crudely, to take a picture of his daughter and place it on an adult woman’s body, then put his picture on another woman’s body. According to Wilson, several bills introduced in the South Carolina General Assembly currently target these loopholes. It has passed committees in both the Senate and the Attorney General’s Office, which said criminals could use pictures of children’s faces posted on the internet or use artificial intelligence or other software to create sexual content. His office said there has been an increase in this type of crime in recent years. “Photos and TikTok videos of children attending family Christmas events or church picnics , an Instagram photo, and that photo is lifted using advanced software, AI, and used to essentially show a child who has never been abused in a sexually exploitative manner,” Wilson said. he said. Phil Yanoff, a technology expert who founded Tech After Five in Greenville, said he agrees more legislation is needed. “Imagine someone discovering that I can actually transform the face of a known child and paste it onto someone else’s body to simulate something,” Yanov said. “Well, it’s just creepy, scary, weird, and we want it to go away.” Yanov also warns that artificial intelligence will become even more sophisticated in the future. He urges parents to talk to their children to ensure they are aware of the potential risks of social media. “It’s a great way for you to be a role model for them and let them know what’s out there,” Yanov said. “I don’t think we’re always sitting around thinking, ‘Oh, there are threats everywhere.’ ‘No, I want you to understand what the world is like. Let’s have a conversation together. It’s like, “.”
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is asking the state Legislature to advance several bills aimed at putting criminals who use children’s faces to create sexual abuse materials behind bars.
At a news conference Tuesday, Wilson said he wants the law to stay ahead of criminals who use artificial intelligence and other software to target children.
“This will allow us to use technology to track people who are trying to flout the law,” Wilson said. “A man was using Photoshop, I believe, quite crudely, to take a picture of his daughter and place it on an adult woman’s body, then put his picture on another woman’s body. There was a situation in which it was placed on an adult body engaged in an activity.”
Several bills introduced in the South Carolina General Assembly currently target these loopholes, Wilson said. The bill is currently moving through committees in both the South Carolina House and Senate.
The attorney general said criminals could use images of children posted on the internet or use artificial intelligence or other software to create sexual content.
He said his office has seen an increase in these types of crimes in recent years.
“Photos, TikTok videos, and Instagram photos of children attending family Christmas events and church picnics, and those photos were lifted using advanced software, AI, and essentially abused. “It’s a sexually exploitative way used to show children who are innocent,” Wilson said.
Phil Yanoff, a technology expert who founded Tech After Five in Greenville, said he agrees more legislation is needed.
“Imagine someone discovering that I can actually transform the face of a known child and paste it onto someone else’s body to simulate something,” Yanov said. “Oh, that’s just creepy and scary and weird. We want it to go away.”
Yanov also warns that artificial intelligence will become even more sophisticated in the future.
He urges parents to talk to their children to ensure they are aware of the potential risks of social media.
“It’s a great way for you to be a role model for them and let them know what’s out there,” Yanov said. “I don’t think we’re always sitting around thinking, ‘Oh, there are threats everywhere.’ ‘No, I want you to understand what the world is like. Let’s have a conversation together. It’s like, “.”
