AI tools could be used by predators to ‘automate child grooming’, eSafety commissioner warns

Exclusive: Julie Inman Grant says the possibility of chat bots being created to contact young people sets up ‘sinister new avenues for manipulation’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe eSafety Commission has voiced concerns about the potential for generative AI programs to automate child grooming by predators, as the federal government moves to regulate the fast-growing new technology.The Labor MP Julian Hill says governments need to step up, w