With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in recent years, Japanese companies and some government departments have ventured into the field in an attempt to improve efficiency and solve problems such as manpower shortages through technological means. However, a project for an AI system in the country aimed at protecting children from abuse has failed due to technical flaws. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's Children & Families Agency had invested about 1 billion yen (note: currently about 48.506 million yuan) to develop an artificial intelligence-based system...

The UK government is working on four new laws designed to combat the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to a statement from the UK Home Office, the laws will make it clear that it is an offense to create, possess or distribute AI tools used to generate CSAM. The move will make the UK the first country in the world to legislate against such behavior. Under the new law, offenders could face up to five years in prison. It will also be an offense to possess "AI pedophile manuals" that incite others to use AI to sexually abuse children, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison. Operational Hosting CS...