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FILE - The seal of the Department of Justice, Aug. 1, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - The seal of the Department of Justice, Aug. 1, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, scrolls on her phone outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, scrolls on her phone outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, scrolls on her phone outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, scrolls on her phone outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, poses with her parent's Mark and Shalene Hayman outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, poses with her parent's Mark and Shalene Hayman outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Grocki, who leads the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section within the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, speaks with The Associated Press at his office in Washington about efforts to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, poses outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

Kaylin Hayman, 17, poses outside Ventura City Hall in Ventura, Calif., Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)