https://www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/why-we-exist/our-research/how-ai-is-being-abused-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/
Research Report from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) looking into how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to generate child sexual abuse imagery ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d90qe4nylo
Feb 2, 2025 — Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.
https://www.thorn.org/blog/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-the-new-digital-threat-we-must-confront-now/
Aug 13, 2025 — Generative AI is being weaponized to exploit kids. Here's how it's happening, and how Thorn is working to stop it through technology, ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6l241z5mjo
Oct 28, 2024 — Bolton Crown Court heard the graphic design student, who pleaded guilty to 16 child sexual abuse offences, also encouraged the rape of children ...
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/13/7105
by F Silva · 2025 · Cited by 1 — The complexity for law enforcement and child protection agencies has been exacerbated by the proliferation of child sexual exploitation channel
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/07/24/surge-in-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-images-alarms-advocacy-groups-and-investigators_6743661_13.html
Jul 24, 2025 — The number of images created by artificial intelligence is proliferating, presenting unprecedented challenges for law enforcement agencies.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1926&context=niulr
by JL Terkovich · 2025 · Cited by 3 — The development and dissemination of child sexual abuse material. (“CSAM”) using artificial intelligence (“AI”) is becoming easier
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/04/08/pedophiles-use-ai-to-turn-kids-social-media-photos-into-csam/
Apr 8, 2025 — If you're putting pictures of your children on social media, there's an increasing risk AI will be used to turn them into sexual abuse material.
https://arxiv.org/html/2510.02978v1
Oct 3, 2025 — AI has been implicated in the creation of synthetic CSAM of children who have not previously been abused, the revictimization of known survivors ...
https://www.fastcompany.com/91290478/graphika-report-ai-chatbots-role-playing-sex-with-minors
Mar 5, 2025 — A new report shows the extent to which people are harnessing generative AI character chatbots for nefarious means.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/12/paedophiles-using-open-source-ai-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-content-says-watchdog
Sep 12, 2023 — People sharing on dark web how to modify software on their computers to manipulate photos of children, says IWF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irL4Xh3lVq0
27-year-old Hugh Nelson earned himself thousands by using artificial intelligence to create child abuse images.
https://unicri.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/Generative-AI-New-Threat-Online-Child-Abuse.pdf
2 The production, possession, and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a significant component of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, ...
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5360238-ai-is-hurtling-us-toward-a-child-pornography-crisis/
Jun 23, 2025 — Believe it or not, artificial intelligence-generated child pornography is completely unrestricted under the laws of at least 12 states.
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1gdztig/man_who_used_ai_to_create_child_abuse_images/
Section 62 CJA 2009 – possession of prohibited images of children This offence is targeted at non-photographic images including Computer- ...
https://theconversation.com/millions-of-children-face-sexual-violence-as-ai-deepfakes-drive-surge-in-new-cases-latest-global-data-266171
Oct 10, 2025 — AI-generated child sexual abuse material is rising, and familial abuse is leading to the creation of new child sexual abuse material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vqOvtABj3c
There's been a major increase of child sexual abuse videos made with AI and experts warn they're becoming more realistic and more extreme.
https://news.sky.com/story/paedophile-hugh-nelson-who-made-ai-child-abuse-images-from-real-pictures-sent-to-him-jailed-for-18-years-in-deeply-horrifying-landmark-case-13220848
Oct 28, 2024 — The images that Nelson made have been linked back to real children around the world. In some cases, he then went on to encourage his clients ...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-and-policing-bill-2025-factsheets/crime-and-policing-bill-child-sexual-abuse-material-factsheet
Jul 21, 2025 — Introduce a new criminal offence that criminalises AI models that have been optimised to create CSAM. These optimised models produce hyper- ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/technology/ai-csam-child-sexual-abuse.html
Jul 18, 2025 — Organizations that track the material are reporting a surge in A.I. images and videos, which are threatening to overwhelm law enforcement.