澳大利亚eSafety专员向学校发出警告，捕食者正在利用学校发布的儿童图像制作人工智能深伪内容[1]。面对这一新兴威胁，澳大利亚最大的托儿服务提供商之一Goodstart Early Learning采取了极端措施——在其660多家中心禁止商业集体照拍摄[2]。该机构表示，"除非能够确保每一次摄影会议都由对儿童照片的存储和安全有严格控制的摄影师进行，否则我们不会允许商业摄影在我们的中心进行"[2]。
这一决定源于人们对儿童图像在数字时代遭到滥用的担忧[2]。儿童性剥削专家迈克尔·萨尔特指出，"儿童图像，尤其是高质量分辨率的儿童图像，现在具有了它们过去没有的额外价值和重要性"[2]。与此同时，Goodstart Early Learning还实施了其他改革措施，禁止员工携带能拍摄或传输儿童图像的移动设备、智能手表、平板电脑或任何此类设备[2]。摄影师克雷顿·沃克为适应这些政策变化，花费超过50000澳元更新系统并配备网络安全专家[2]。
Australia's eSafety Commissioner has cautioned schools against publishing images online, citing concerns that predators are exploiting photographs to create artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes of children [1]. The warning reflects growing anxiety about the misuse of high-quality images in an era of rapidly advancing synthetic media technology.
The concern has prompted concrete action across Australia's childcare sector. Goodstart Early Learning, one of the country's largest childcare providers operating more than 660 centres, has banned commercial group photography at its facilities [2]. The organisation stated that it will not permit commercial photography sessions "until we can be certain that every photography session is conducted by a photographer who has strict controls on the storage and security of photographs of children" [2]. This decision follows a series of safety reforms implemented after abuse incidents, including a prohibition on staff carrying mobile devices, smartwatches, tablets, or any equipment capable of photographing or transmitting images of children [2].
The policy shift has created challenges for photographers while underscoring the evolving risks posed by digital imagery. Photographer Clayton Walker has invested over 50,000 Australian dollars in system upgrades and cybersecurity expertise to meet heightened security standards [2]. Child sexual exploitation expert Michael Salter explained the broader context, noting that "images of children, especially high-quality resolution images of children, now have an additional currency and valence they didn't use to have" [2].