Sweetie 2.0: using artificial intelligence to fight webcam child sex tourism

摘要

Webcam-related child sexual abuse, an emerging crime of the 21st century, involves perpetrators using digital media to commit offenses. Adequate amendments to substantive criminal and procedural criminal laws are the means to tackling such crime. Sweetie 2.0 is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for addressing webcam-related child sexual abuse; however, its legality is still under question. This book is an attempt to address this issue. The book consists of 12 research papers in the form of chapters. Chapter 1 details different aspects of the tool's legality, covering substantive criminal law, criminal procedural law, digital forensics, jurisdictional concerns, and the effective and legitimate use of Sweetie. Chapter 2 introduces online perpetrators, their characteristics and types, and pathway models. Chapter 3 provides an overview of the Sweetie 2.0 platform, including the 3D avatar, the architectural design and build, its uses, and identifying persons of interest. Chapter 4 discusses substantive and procedural criminal laws in combating webcam-related child sexual abuse in Australia, as well as effective legal provisions for implementing Sweetie 2.0.