{"id":62495,"date":"2022-06-06T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=62495"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:26:44","slug":"in-australia-artificial-intelligence-will-be-trained-to-recognise-child-abuse-in-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/in-australia-artificial-intelligence-will-be-trained-to-recognise-child-abuse-in-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"In Australia, artificial intelligence will be trained to recognise child abuse in photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Federal Police and Monash University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afp.gov.au\/news-media\/media-releases\/crowdsourcing-combat-child-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">asked<\/a> the public to share pictures of children to train <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/artificial-intelligence-what-it-is-and-how-it-works\">artificial intelligence<\/a> to identify child abuse in images.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monash University experts and the AFP are calling for people to contribute to a world first ethically-sourced and managed image bank for research to combat child exploitation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKBbGXLeEV\">https:\/\/t.co\/VKBbGXLeEV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFP (@AusFedPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AusFedPolice\/status\/1532526651791519744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Researchers are collecting images of people under 17 in safe contexts. They say photographs should not contain nudity, even in relatively benign scenarios such as a child taking a bath.<\/p>\n<p>Images will be assembled into a dataset to train the AI model to distinguish minors in normal environments from those in exploited, unsafe situations. Researchers say the software could help law enforcement quickly identify materials involving sexual abuse of children among thousands of examined photographs, reducing the need for manual review.<\/p>\n<p>According to Senior Constable Jenis Dalins of the Australian Federal Police, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/artificial-intelligence-what-it-is-and-how-it-works\">artificial intelligence<\/a> could potentially identify victims and detect illegal materials previously unknown to officers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab\u0412 2021 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0410\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u0431\u043e\u0440\u044c\u0431\u0435 \u0441 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0435\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 33 000 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0439 \u0432 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435, \u0438 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0438 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e\u00bb, \u2014 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b \u043e\u043d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dalins added that reviewing such materials is laborious, and manual analysis can impose psychological stress on investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers say that crowdsourcing the collection of photographs will enable an unbiased dataset.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0438\u0437 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u044d\u0442\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043a\u0443 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u0445 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f\u00bb, \u2014 \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440 AiLECS \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0423\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u041a\u044d\u043c\u043f\u0431\u0435\u043b\u043b \u0423\u0438\u043b\u0441\u043e\u043d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The My Pictures Matter crowdsourcing campaign is open to adults who consent to the use of their photographs. Participants are also required to provide an email address.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead and laboratory researcher Nina Lewis stressed that no other information identifying the user would be collected. Email addresses are stored in a separate database, she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab\u0418\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438, \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0443\u044e-\u043b\u0438\u0431\u043e \u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044e \u043e \u043b\u044e\u0434\u044f\u0445, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u044b\u00bb, \u2014 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u0430.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Participants will receive updates at each stage of the project, and they may request deletion of their images from the dataset if they wish.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in November 2021, Australian authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/australia-orders-clearview-ai-to-stop-collecting-citizens-data\">banned Clearview AI from collecting citizens&#8217; data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Apple announced plans <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/apple-deploys-ai-to-scan-user-iphones-for-illegal-content\">to roll out a tool to scan users&#8217; photos for signs of child abuse<\/a> in iOS, iPadOS and macOS.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/apple-delays-csam-detection-feature-rollout-on-devices\">later postponed the launch of the feature<\/a> for an indefinite period.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog News on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ForkLog AI<\/a> \u2014 all the news from the world of AI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Federal Police and Monash University have asked people to share pictures of children to train artificial intelligence to identify child abuse in photographs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,108,1515],"class_list":["post-62495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-australia","tag-tracking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"16","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62497,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62495\/revisions\/62497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}