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A.I. Is Going Rogue. Who Should Be Held Responsible?
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy. .…
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Yes, It's Already Illegal: Federal Criminal Prosecutions for AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material, 2022-2025
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is now capable of creating realistic-looking images and videos with just a text prompt. This capacity has been misused b…
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Pfefferkorn interviewed in Screenagers documentary on student-on-student use of nudify apps
Screenagers: Generation AI explores what can be done to mitigate the risks artificial intelligence poses to young people's learning, relationships, and ment…
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Judge asks Supreme Court to reconsider laws about AI generated CSAM
Riana Pfefferkorn, Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, was interviewed on KTVU to discuss the Seventh Circuit's recent ruling abo…
AI Slop
The term “AI slop” has become popular to describe the output of generative AI systems seen as voluminous, low quality, or the result of little effort. When AI-g…
The Hidden Trade-Offs of Fighting Child Abuse Online
Computing professionals have developed a number of aphorisms over the decades. Do not roll your own cryptography; it is always DNS; time zones are hard; names a…
Regulating Data Brokers in the Age of AI: A California Case Study
Technology, social media, and AI mediate our daily lives, raising urgent concerns about how businesses collect, share, and sell our data. This collection proces…
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More teens are using generative AI to make explicit content. What parents should know about it
Even though regulations apply to what’s allowed in app stores, these apps can sometimes slip through by not advertising the full range of their capabilities, sa…
House Robots Are Coming—and They Will Be Dangerously Cute
If there’s a robot in your house, chances are it’s a Roomba. But that could be about to change. A new generation of home robots is coming—adorable, loaded with contemporary artificial intelligence and designed to charm their way into your family.
Hey Platforms: Add TAKE IT DOWN To Your Transparency Reports
Today marks the deadline for online platforms to implement a process for notice-and-takedown of nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) under the TAKE IT DOWN Act…
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Deepfake Nudes in Schools: When AI-Enabled Abuse Hits the Classroom
AI-powered “nudify” apps are increasingly being used by students to create deepfake sexual images of classmates, but most schools still do not have clear polici…
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Comment to the California State Bar on AI-related proposed ethics rule changes
I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…