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 The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has brought remarkable advancements, but it has also introduced deeply troubling threats—among them, the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). These manipulations, often referred to as “deepfakes,” exploit children and adults alike, turning innocent images into sexually explicit content without consent. Importantly, as Mission Kids highlights, the term “CSAM” is used instead of “child pornography” because it accurately describes the material as abuse and exploitation. Words matter, and this distinction ensures the gravity of these crimes is not diminished. The Growing Threat  AI-powered tools make it disturbingly easy to create hyper-realistic images and videos. In one alarming case, a Pennsylvania state trooper was recently charged after investigators discovered deepfake pornography...