Member

I will bring a public health dimension to this debate since these amendments are consistent with a public health approach. In health systems, we do not wait for harm to manifest itself or show symptoms before we act. We assess risk, implement controls and monitor outcomes; that is the framework in which we apply ourselves. The same logic should apply here. We do not need to wait for an epidemic of AI-generated CSAM before requiring providers to assess and mitigate risk. Prevention is always preferable to cure and in the context of child sexual abuse, in which every image represents a real or simulated violation, prevention is a moral imperative, and there enough biomarkers already in the digital world for us to know that there is a severe risk.