AI Causing 'Tidal Wave' of Fake Child Abuse Images, Warns UK Watchdog

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are proliferating rapidly and could overwhelm the internet, warns the Internet Watch Foundation.

AI models are being trained on images of real child victims and used to generate new abusive depictions.

AI is also being used to "nudify" clothed child images and create fake scenarios with celebrities.

Over 2,900 illegal AI-generated images were found by IWF in a recent investigation, with many using the public Stable Diffusion model.

The online safety bill will target AI-generated child sexual abuse material when it becomes law.