The government announced that four new laws deal with the threat of sexual assault images of children from artificial intelligence (AI).
The Ministry of the Interior says that, in order to better protect children, the UK will be the first country in the world to make illegal possessing, creating or distributing artificial intelligence tools five years in prison.
AI Paoedophile’s illegal guides will also have illegal, and the perpetrators will receive imprisonment for up to three years. This evidence teaches people how to use artificial intelligence to abuse young people.
“We know that the activities of the sick animal on the Internet often lead to the implementation of the most insulting abuse personally,” said Interior Minister Evit Cooper.
“This government will not hesitate to work to ensure the safety of children online by ensuring that our laws are paid to the latest threats.”
Other laws include making the crime of operating web sites where children can share sexual assault content on children or advise how to prepare children. This will be punished with imprisonment for up to 10 years.
The border force will be given powers to guide individuals who suspect a sexual danger to children to cancel their digital inspection services when they try to enter the United Kingdom, as CSAM is photographed abroad. Depending on the severity of the pictures, this will be punished for up to three years in prison.
CSAM, artificially created, includes the partial or completely created images created for the computer. The program can “establish” real pictures and replace the face of a child with another, creating a realistic image.
In some cases, children’s realistic voices are used for children, which means re -neglecting the innocent survivors of abuse.
Fake images are also used to blackmail children and force victims to make more abuse.
National Crime Agency (NCA) He said it makes about 800 arrests each month related to the threats that were brought up on children online. She said 840,000 adults represent a threat to children worldwide – online and unlawful – which constitutes 1.6 % of adult population.
Cooper said: “These four new laws are bold measures designed to keep our children safe online with the development of technologies,” Cooper said.
She added: “It is very important that we deal with sexual assault on children via the Internet as well as in a non -communication mode so that we can better protect the audience.”
However, some experts believe that the government could have gone further.
Professor Claire McGhelin, an expert in the legal regulation of pornography, sexual violence and abuse online, said the changes were “welcome” but there were “important gaps.”
She said that the government should prohibit “Nudify” applications and processing “normalizing sexual activity with young girls on the prevailing porn sites,” describing these videos as “sexual abuse videos for children.”
She said these videos “include adult representatives, but they look very young and are displayed in children’s bedrooms, with games, delivery wires, arches and other signs of childhood.” “This article can be found through the most obvious research conditions, the incubation and normalization of sexual assault on children. Unlike many other countries, this article remains legal in the United Kingdom.”
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Warning more sexual assault Pictures of artificial intelligence are produced for children, as they are more prevalent on the open network.
The latest charity data shows that CSAM reports increased by 380 % with 245 confirmed reports in 2024 compared to 51 in 2023. Each report can contain thousands of pictures.
In research last year, it was found that over one month, 3512 artificial intelligence was discovered for sexual assault on children and exploitation on one dark location. Compared to a month in the previous year, the number of pictures of the most severe categories (Category A) increased by 10 %.
Experts say Amnesty International can look incredible, which makes it difficult to tell the real of the fake.
Temporary CEO of IWF, Derek Rai Hill said: “This provides this artificial intelligence content increases sexual violence against children.
“It encourages and encourages the aggressors, and makes real children less safe. There is definitely a lot to do to prevent the exploitation of artificial intelligence technology, but we welcome [the] The advertisement, and it is believed that these measures are a vital starting point. “
Lin Perry, CEO of the Baby Charity Company at Bernardo, welcomed governmental procedures for treating CSAM, which normalizes the abuse of children, and exposes more of them both, both.
She added: “It is very important for legislation to keep pace with technological progress to prevent these horrific crimes.”
“Technology companies must ensure that their platforms are safe for children. They need to take measures to provide stronger guarantees, and Offcom must ensure that the online safety law is implemented effectively and strongly.”
The new measures that have been announced as part of the crime and police bill will be presented when it comes to parliament in the next few weeks.
