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Law enforcement arrested suspects connected to the creation or distribution of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using AI tools and online sting operations

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In one case, investigators used AI-generated images to pose as a minor and lured a Chicago-area man into arranging an in-person meeting, leading to his arrest. In another, New Jersey authorities arrested a deputy attorney general over alleged creation and distribution of AI-generated CSAM, treating such material as CSAM under enforcement efforts.

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Cops Used AI Generated Photos of a Child to Lure Out a Suspected Predator 404 Media “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops Ars Technica independent

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