Generative AI can be misused in several ways to exploit individuals such as phishing and social engineering. It can create highly convincing phishing emails and messages, making it easier to trick people into revealing sensitive information. AI can also be used to create realistic audio and video deepfakes which can be used to impersonate someone else. This can lead to anything from harming someone’s reputation to extortion and exploitation. AI can also be used to create realistic fake social media profiles, which can be used to scam people, such as romance scams or other types of fraud. These profiles can be highly convincing making it difficult for victims to detect the deception. “Nudifying” or “de-clothing” sites can take publicly available photos off social media and create exploitive content including child sexual abuse material (CSAM). These images and videos can be used to extort vulnerable populations both financially and physically. Minor victims can be coerced into creating more CSAM or pressured into a trafficking situation. At the same time, the creation of these deepfakes or generative AI CSAM are a drain on the resources of law enforcement who are attempting to deal with the influx of cyber tips. This session will cover the basics of AI technology available, how it will impact those working in the child exploitation and human trafficking space, information on what to be wary of, and how to support victims. It will also cover some of the limitations of the law, technology, and investigative abilities when it comes to the intersection of AI and social media.
Trigger Warning: This presentation contains information (written, spoken, or visual) that may be triggering or (re)traumatizing to attendees.
With two decades of prosecutorial experience, Lorena Vollrath-Bueno is a subject matter expert in human trafficking. In 2021, she was awarded the Florida Missing Children’s Day Commissioner’s Award for Meritorious Service in “Operation Stolen Innocence,” one of the country’s largest investigations and prosecutions of the sex trafficking of a single child.