"A new law will aim to crack down on vile sexual abuse deepfakes after reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery doubled over the last year. The fresh legislation, which the government will table on Wednesday as an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, will require artificial intelligence models to put in place safeguards to ensure their technology cannot be used to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM)."
"It comes as data from child abuse charity the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows reports of AI-generated CSAM have risen twofold over the last year - from 199 in 2024 to 426 in 2025. The charity added there has been a disturbing rise in generated images of the very youngest children, with depictions of 02-year-olds surging from five to 92 over the last year."
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The Independent covers major issues including reproductive rights, climate change, and technology and relies on donations to fund on-the-ground journalism without paywalls. The government will table an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill requiring artificial intelligence models to implement safeguards preventing their use to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Internet Watch Foundation reports AI-generated CSAM cases rose from 199 in 2024 to 426 in 2025. Reported images of the youngest children increased sharply, with depictions of 0–2-year-olds rising from five to 92. The IWF also finds AI-generated content is becoming more extreme.
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