Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: The introduction of generative AI (GAI) into the workflow of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) only worsened the ease of creation and distribution, victimizing more people than ever. We outline how the introduction of generative AI (GAI-IBSA) impacts the creation of traces and the type of reasoning they allow. We illustrate the impact by comparing the forensic traces available in four different IBSA scenarios. We discuss the impacts on the (possibility of) investigation, arguing that the advent of generative AI overall benefits abusers by making perpetration easier, and the perpetrator harder to trace.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Institutions: Ruhr University Bochum, University of Duisburg-Essen
Language: English
Topic: Digital and Cyber Forensics
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203663019