Centre pushes child rights body to fast-track AI tool to detect child sexual abuse material

Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has directed the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to implement two child-safety initiatives expeditiously: an AI-based tool to detect child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) online, and social media guidelines for technology companies. She identified both as immediate priorities during a review at the commission’s office on October 13. The AI detection tool NCPCR is developing the tool in collaborati