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UNICEF is sounding the alarm over a rapid global increase in AI-generated sexualized images involving children, warning that the pace of technological misuse is outstripping current legal and safety protections. In a s tatement  released Tuesday, UNICEF said it is “increasingly alarmed” by the growing circulation of AI-manipulated images, including cases where real photographs of children are altered and sexualized using artificial intelligence. These images — commonly referr