AI Threatens Child Protection in the UK - Guardian Article Summary

[{"selector":"#anim-52d44084-52ba-49a1-b7d4-79dfe9c456a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-66.21430198317942%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8b2939d-3d2e-45be-b882-f06606a3ec10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b861b835-bbb5-4331-b652-363fb3a2cab4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 193.89383%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK warns that artificial intelligence (AI) could worsen the epidemic of child sexual abuse, as it estimates that 1 in 50 adult men pose a risk to children.

[{"selector":"#anim-394c5e49-4799-46b0-9439-f2769a779605 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-66.21430198317942%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1a90f20-493f-4a31-b0c0-2e0b3eb05594","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3fa38a3-eee2-4214-b1ee-d77a465c1396","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.17774%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – According to the NCA, up to 830,000 adults, or 1.6% of the adult population, represent some degree of sexual danger to children, a figure described as "extraordinary" by the director general, Graeme Biggar.

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