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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
AI-generated child porn would be banned under proposed Nevada law
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — What does artificial intelligence mean in the dark world of child pornography? That was the topic as the Nevada Legislature reviewed a bill that would update existing laws for a strange new world. There are no Nevada statutes against AI-generated child pornography and that needs to change, according to Attorney General Aaron Ford. He took part in presenting Senate Bill 263 (SB263) on Wednesday in Carson City, alongside Democratic Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, the bill's sponsor. AI is being used to alter images — the faces of child porn victims, which are being replaced by new faces. It's creating a whole new class of victims, and sometimes making it very hard to identify the initial victims. And there is pornography that is completely AI-generated, with no discernable connection to a human victim. 'It's simple. Our laws need to keep up with technology, especially when bad actors are using it to exploit children,' Ford said. 'Creating computer-generated child pornography is not just disturbing it's … predatory. And it should be a crime. Under this bill, it will be,' he said. The discussion that followed took a winding path through existing law, constitutional law and AI deepfake technology. Jacob Villani, a prosecutor for the Clark County District Attorney's Office, explained the techniques that are being used to keep track of child porn images and where they come from. That's one of the few tools law enforcement has against the new technology. Ford talked about an actual case. 'A child who was rescued from sexual abuse in 2018 is still being victimized today because predators are using AI to create new fake child pornography with her face. These deepfakes keep the abuse going long after she was saved. And because of advancements in artificial intelligence, it's actually harder to even, to ever track and remove these images.' Villani and Cannizzaro, who spent 11 years working for the Clark County DA's office, took turns addressing questions that took a lot of twists and turns. Senators asked about how the bill would deal with the age of consent, particularly when an older person was made to look like a minor. 'We are overly careful when it comes to age,' Villani said. 'The cases we prosecute are clearly children.' At its base, SB263 adds computer-generated child pornography to what is illegal under Nevada law. Villani said when investigations uncover that material, there is no existing law to use to prosecute the case. People opposed to the bill question whether it's constitutional. Cannizzaro said those questions were addressed as the bill came together. She said there is no bright-line test. 'Part of this requires for the judiciary, for law enforcement, for prosecutors and defense attorneys to make those kinds of calls,' Cannizzaro said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man compensated after bosses likened him to a wasp
A man has been awarded compensation after hospital managers described him as a "wasp" that needed "swatting". Franco Villani was a union representative for Unite at Bridlington Hospital when he was likened to an insect. An employment tribunal found he had been been deliberately targeted by senior managers in an attempt to undermine his union activities. The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it accepted the tribunal's outcome and it apologised to Mr Villani for his experience. The tribunal heard there had been repeated incidents where management had attempted to limit Mr Villani's union role and had encouraged colleagues to submit workplace complaints against him to deter him from continuing to report health and safety concerns. Unite said an internal email exchange from June 2023 revealed senior managers using derogatory language about Mr Villani, referring to him as a "wasp" that needed "swatting". The tribunal ruled in his favour, ordering the employer to pay £10,000 in compensation for the distress and harm he endured. Mr Villani said: "It saddens me that I have had to go through this process to protect the hospital patients, visitors and staff. "The unacceptable treatment that I have been subjected to has had a detrimental effect on me." Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "It is shameful that union members and reps are still being targeted in this manner as if this was still the 1930s. "That this was an NHS trust makes it all the more disgraceful." A spokesperson for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The Trust accepts the tribunal's outcome, and we apologise to Mr Villani for his experience in this case. "We maintain productive relationships with all our trade unions and professional bodies, and the incident described does not reflect the broader, constructive working relationships we have with them." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Unite the Union Yorks and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Man compensated after NHS bosses compare him to a wasp
A man has been awarded compensation after hospital managers described him as a "wasp" that needed "swatting".Franco Villani was a union representative for Unite at Bridlington Hospital when he was likened to an employment tribunal found he had been been deliberately targeted by senior managers in an attempt to undermine his union York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it accepted the tribunal's outcome and it apologised to Mr Villani for his experience. The tribunal heard there had been repeated incidents where management had attempted to limit Mr Villani's union role and had encouraged colleagues to submit workplace complaints against him to deter him from continuing to report health and safety said an internal email exchange from June 2023 revealed senior managers using derogatory language about Mr Villani, referring to him as a "wasp" that needed "swatting". 'Unacceptable treatment' The tribunal ruled in his favour, ordering the employer to pay £10,000 in compensation for the distress and harm he endured. Mr Villani said: "It saddens me that I have had to go through this process to protect the hospital patients, visitors and staff. "The unacceptable treatment that I have been subjected to has had a detrimental effect on me."Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "It is shameful that union members and reps are still being targeted in this manner as if this was still the 1930s. "That this was an NHS trust makes it all the more disgraceful."A spokesperson for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The Trust accepts the tribunal's outcome, and we apologise to Mr Villani for his experience in this case. "We maintain productive relationships with all our trade unions and professional bodies, and the incident described does not reflect the broader, constructive working relationships we have with them." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
