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UK to adopt new laws that prohibit the creation of CSAM with AI


The UK government has announced four new laws that will tackle the creation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) with artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

The Home Office states that to better protect children from the horrors of CSAM, new laws are necessary. Someone who possesses, creates, or distributes child sexual abuse images using AI tools, will risk five years in prison.

Possessing AI paedophile manuals that teach people how to use AI to sexually abuse young people, will also be illegal. If found guilty, offenders will get up to three years in prison.

Running websites where users can share sexually explicit materials of children or provide advice on how to groom young children, will also be prohibited and punishable by up to ten years in prison.

Lastly, the border police will have the authority to inspect someone’s digital devices if he potentially poses a sexual risk to children and wishes to enter the United Kingdom. If police officers find any abusive materials, he will be punishable by up to three years in prison.

“We know that sick predators’ activities online often lead to them carrying out the most horrific abuse in person. This government will not hesitate to act to ensure the safety of children online by ensuring our laws keep pace with the latest threats,” Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says in a statement to the BBC.

Derek Ray-Hill, Interim Chief Executive of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), is happy that the government has adopted these laws to combat the creation and distribution of CSAM.

“We have long been calling for the law to be tightened up, and are pleased the Government has adopted our recommendations. These steps will have a concrete impact on online safety,” he says in a statement.

However, Ray-Hill and other experts believe the government could have done more to protect young children from sexual exploitation. For example, the IWF wants so-called ‘nudifying apps’, which are used to create nude images of children, to be banned.

The IWF is also calling for robust regulatory oversight of AI models before they reach the market or are released as open-source.

Lynn Perry, Chief Executive of children’s charity Barnardo’s, also welcomes the initiative of the UK government but emphasizes the importance of keeping up with technological advances.

“Tech companies must make sure their platforms are safe for children. They need to take action to introduce stronger safeguards,” she says.

The new laws will be officially introduced as part of the Crime and Policing Bill, which will land on the parliament’s desk in the next few weeks.


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