Heather Barnhart from Cellebrite joins the Forensic Focus Podcast to discuss combating the rise of AI-generated child exploitation material. Heather shares her extensive experience and insights on the impact of AI and deepfakes on investigations, the challenges faced by law enforcement worldwide, and the importance of education in combating digital crimes.
Heather also emphasizes the significance of validating forensic tools and the necessity of educating both professionals and the public about the ethical and legal implications of AI.
00:00 – Introducing Heather Barnhart and her background in DFIR
03:05 – The Evolution of Child Exploitation and AI
07:25 – Challenges in Detecting Deepfakes
12:15 – Reporting and Legislation on AI and CSAM
17:30 – Public Awareness and Education on AI Exploitation
25:49 – Inappropriate Social Media Practices
37:05 – The Role of AI in Digital Forensics
39:20 – Validating AI findings
49:14 – Career Reflections and Future Directions
Show Notes
‘Those explicit AI-generated Taylor Swift images, unsurprisingly, came from 4Chan’, The Verge - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24061985/those-explicit-ai-generated-taylor-swift-images-unsurprisingly-came-from-4chan
Take It Down - https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/
Stop NCII - https://stopncii.org/
‘AI-generated kids draw predators on TikTok and Instagram’, Forbes - https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/tiktok-predators-ai-generated-kids/
The Exodus Road - https://theexodusroad.com/
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.