(LEX 18) — Advocates say social media and artificial intelligence are giving traffickers new tools to target kids, according to the child trafficking resource group Safe Passage.

"Not much phases our team anymore — but this year, we had moments of terror when we realized the rise of AI is completely changing the game," Cara Starns, Founder & Director of Safe Passage said.

Starns launched Safe Passage in 2018, helping survivors in Kentucky and Georgia. She says kids face new dangers every day right from their cell phones.

"Every child who's depressed, suicidal, lonely, or sexually abused — searching for love and connection online — is at risk. We see child trafficking impact every socio-economic level," Starns said.

A new report from Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services sho

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