Congressman Nick Langworthy introduced the Child Exploitation & Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act to address the creation of child sexual abuse material using Artificial Intelligence. This legislation would establish a commission to develop a legal framework that will assist law enforcement in preventing, detecting and prosecuting AI-generated crimes against children.
“The rapid growth of artificial intelligence poses unique challenges for protecting our children now and in the future as technology evolves,” Rep. Langworthy said. “The Child Exploitation & Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission, created by this legislation, would bring together the foremost experts in the field to develop tools to effectively prevent, detect, and prosecute child exploitation crimes. This is just the first step to confront these challenges head-on and create a safer digital environment for the most vulnerable Americans.”
Specifically, the Child Exploitation & Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act would:
– Investigate and assess how Artificial Intelligence may be used to commit a child exploitation crime;
– Evaluate the ability to prevent, detect and prosecute a child exploitation crime committed using Artificial Intelligence under the law in effect during the period of the evaluation of the Commission; and
– Analyze the efficacy of the current legal framework to charge individuals suspected of using AI to create CSAM and recommend changes to the current statute.
This legislation is co-sponsored by Reps. Russell Fry, Andre Carson, Mike Lawler, Don Davis, Mary Miller, Zach Nunn, Ashley Hinson, Don Bacon, Alma Adams, Claudia Tenney and Anthony D’Esposito.
This legislation is also supported by outside groups, including: Raven, Trafficking Taskforce of America, Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives, National White Collar Crimes Center, Foundation for Digital Innovation, AI Policy Institute, BullMoose Project and Safe Surfin’.
“The advent of Artificial Intelligence will significantly impact children and exacerbate online victimization. Our children are at risk. The Child Exploitation & Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act will help develop guidelines, policies and guiderails to keep our children safe ensuring that the right solutions are legislated in order to protect our children. Artificial Intelligence will significantly impact children and exacerbate victimization,“ John Pizzuro said, President and CEO of Raven.
“Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have yielded both miracles and unprecedented challenges for law enforcement. This includes the sudden rise in AI tools for generating and distributing CSAM at scale, leading the identities of true victims to be lost in a flood of malicious deepfakes. Given the rapidly changing technology landscape, the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Commission Act of 2023 reflects this urgent need to revisit our existing legal frameworks, bolster the technical awareness of state and local enforcement agencies and assess strategies for preventing, detecting and prosecuting AI-enabled crimes against children in the years ahead,” Samuel Hammond said, Senior Economist at the Foundation for American Innovation.
President Glen Gainer of the National White Collar Crime Center said, “The proactive stance this bill takes in addressing the complexities of child exploitation in the age of Artificial Intelligence is commendable. NW3C commends Congressman Langworthy for his leadership and vision in establishing the Commission of Experts on Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence.”
Ziven Havens, Policy Director at BullMoose Project, said “The Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024 is a crucially important step to protecting kids. As AI continues to advance, it is imperative that Congress understands the issues at hand. AI-created CSAM is disgusting, in part because it must be trained to create these images using real images of CSAM. We cannot let kids fall victim to harmful technology again like we did with social media. The Bull Moose Project thanks Rep. Langworthy for taking this action, and emphatically endorses this bill. We will work tirelessly to see the commission up and running.”