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‘Confront the Beast’: Morcombes Demand AI Crackdown

The Courier Mail

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Daniel Morcombe’s parents have called for stronger AI regulations for children’s safety as Queensland police warn AI-generated child exploitation material is rapidly increasing.

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Advocates Bruce and Denise Morcombe are calling for urgent legislative action to regulate AI, citing its role in the rapid proliferation of child exploitation material. The intervention follows warnings from Queensland police regarding the increasing use of generative AI to create synthetic illicit content. This development highlights the growing intersection between frontier AI capabilities and significant societal harms, emphasizing the need for robust Australian governance frameworks to mitigate AI-enabled criminal activity.

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