UK to implement new laws against AI-generated child abuse images

The Home Office says the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with a punishment of up to five years in prison.

The government should ban "nudify" apps and tackle the "normalisation of sexual activity with young-looking girls on the mainstream porn sites", she said, describing these videos as "simulated child sexual abuse videos".

The new measures announced will be introduced as part of the Crime and Policing Bill when it comes to parliament in the next few weeks.

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