Join our mission in the fight against CSEA
Support us
On Tuesday, 2 September, leaders from across the political spectrum came together at Parliament House to drive urgent action and ensure child protection remains at the forefront of Australia’s approach to AI.
Convened by ICMEC Australia, the National Leaders' Conversation on AI and Child Safety brought together parliamentarians, senior law enforcement leaders, and child safety advocates to focus on three urgent priorities: embedding baseline AI training for police across the country, scoping a law-enforcement only facial recognition tool to assist investigations, and elevating awareness on AI-enabled harms nationally through a focus on prevention.
Following this roundtable, ICMEC Australia commends Kate Chaney MP for raising the issue directly in the House and drawing it to the attention of the Attorney-General. Her leadership highlights the momentum building across Parliament to address the growing risks of AI-enabled child sexual exploitation..
Listen to Kate Chaney speak in Parliament House below. Kate's speech begins at 6.02.00.
Launching our new series of Insights Papers
AI-driven “nudify apps” can take an innocent photo and turn it into a sexualised image within seconds. Once a niche tool, they are now mainstream, monetised and industrialised, fuelling sexual extortion, peer-on-peer exploitation and the large-scale creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
The first paper in ICMEC Australia’s new Insights Series examines how nudify apps exploit open-source AI, the severe harms they cause for children, and the urgent need for legal, community and cross-sector action.
The claim that “no real child is harmed” is false. Real children’s images are being scraped to train these tools, meaning exploitation begins the moment those images are reused.
Written by: Cherise Holley, Mikaela Jago, and Dr Janis Dalins
ICMEC Australia’s Insights Papers provide clear, accessible analysis of emerging risks at the intersection of child protection and technology. Produced with input from experts, the series offers timely insights for government, industry, and the community to inform action as new threats arise.
From concern to action.
How can Australia lead the world in protecting children in the age of AI?
ICMEC Australia's CEO Colm Gannon reflects on our recent national roundtable at Parliament House and highlights the urgent need for legal and technological safeguards as AI accelerates child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Read Colm’s opinion piece on why the time to act is now.
Stay informed and subscribe to our newsletter today below!
ICMEC Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and Elders past and present.
