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Amazon discovered a ‘high volume’ of CSAM in its AI training data but isn’t saying where it came from<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/amazon-discovered-a-high-volume-of-csam-in-its-ai-training-data-but-isnt-saying-where-it-came-from-224749228.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-29 17:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.engadget.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a polite and respectful summation of the provided article, consisting of an unordered list with between 4 and 8 key points:<\/p>\n

– The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received over 1 million reports of AI-related child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2025.
\n– Amazon reportedly accounted for the “vast majority” of these reports after discovering the material in its training data, as per an investigation conducted by Bloomberg News.
\n– Amazon only confirmed that it obtained inappropriate content from external sources utilized for training its AI services but could not disclose the origins of the CSAM.
\n– NCMEC’s executive director, Fallon McNulty, expressed concerns about the high volume of CSAM reports from Amazon, questioning the sources and safeguards in place.
\n– Unlike other companies, Amazon’s reports were “inactionable” due to a lack of detailed source information, according to McNulty.
\n– An Amazon representative stated they take a cautious approach to scanning training data to identify and remove known CSAM and aim to over-report their findings to the NCMEC.
\n– Safety concerns related to minors have gained prominent attention within the AI industry, with CSAM incidents skyrocketing in NCMEC’s records from 4,700 reports in 2023 to over 1 million in 2025.
\n– Besides CSAM, AI chatbots have been implicated in serious issues, including teenagers using platforms like those of OpenAI and Character.AI to plan suicides, leading to lawsuits against the companies.
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