Kids turning to AI chatbots after being sexually victimised: AFP | ABC NEWS
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AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett has called for “community vigilance”, warning the rise in online child abuse is beyond the ability of police alone to reverse. It comes as new data found more than one in three Australian children who are sexually victimised online either tell no-one or turn to an AI chatbot for help. The commissioner says software cannot replace human support and that adults need to encourage children to speak up. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/afp-warns-child-abuse-victims-turning-to-ai-chatbots/107244604 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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