Prevention Program Manager National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) like many new technological advances before it brings with it exciting new opportunities as well as new risks. How should the accessibility of GAI change our internet safety messages for children, youth, and parents? At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, we receive reports that include youth produced content depicting children of all ages. Investigating these cases is difficult enough, but how can we prevent a crime when the victim is the one creating the images used to exploit them or when the images of the child are created using GAI? This workshop will include an interactive discussion of how we must update prevention messaging to children, adolescents, and adults about youth produced content and nonconsensual image sharing using a developmental perspective. We will then discuss how to apply a trauma-informed approach to tailoring prevention messages to specific age groups regarding self-generated and GAI materials. Additionally, we will share free resources that can be used in your community to address these issues with children of all ages.
Learning Objectives:
Examine the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on internet safety and its role in the creation and misuse of youth-produced content.
Develop updated prevention messaging for children, adolescents, and caregivers that addresses sexting, sextortion, and GAI-related risks from a developmental perspective.
Apply a trauma-informed approach to prevention education by tailoring messaging to different age groups and utilizing free community resources to enhance child safety.
