Yaron Litwin, executive of AI-powered company Canopy, explains how "AI can be used for good" in an ongoing chess match with criminals using deepfakes in sextortion scams. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A company's reliance on artificial intelligence to prevent sextortion scams sets up an AI vs. AI clash between criminals and "good guys." Sextortion cases increased 322% between February 2022 and February 2023, according to the FBI, which recently said there's been an additional significant uptick since April. Innocent beach pictures or men's bare-chested gym pictures can be twisted into sexually explicit, AI-generated "deepfakes" that are weaponized against panicked and embarrassed teens and preteens.

Canopy CMO Yaron Litwin discusses how criminals are using deepfake technology to blackmail teens and generate child pornography. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) programs capable of generating realistic images has led to an explosion in child pornography and blackmail attempts by criminals determined to exploit kids and teenagers. Yaron Litwin, the CMO and Digital Safety Expert for Canopy, a leading AI solution to combat harmful digital content, told Fox News Digital that pedophiles are leveraging the evolving tools in a variety of ways, often with the intent to produce and distribute images of child sexual exploitation across the internet. One of these techniques involves editing a genuine photograph of a fully dressed teenager and turning it into a nude image. In one real-world example offered by Litwin, a 15-year-old boy interested in personal fitness joined an online network of gym enthusiasts. One day, he shared a photo including his bare chest following a workout to the group.