Research by ENOUGH ABUSE ® has documented that 38 states have enacted laws that criminalize AI-generated or computer-edited CSAM, while 12 states and D.C. have not (as of April 2025). More than half of these laws were enacted in 2024 alone.

May 27, 2024 · As lawmakers, policymakers and law enforcement work to keep up with criminal innovations, children are growing increasingly susceptible to AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). New technologies are enabling criminals to create, amplify and distribute CSAM at an unprecedented rate.

Jan 17, 2025 · Late last year, California passed a law against the possession or distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM) that has been generated by AI. The law went into effect on January 1, and...

Ofenders are increasingly using publicly available AI platforms to generate and disseminate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). AI ALLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF CSAM IN SEVERAL WAYS. Ofenders can use AI to take an image of a child and make it appear as though the child is nude or engaged in sexual acts.

Apr 8, 2025 · “We have observed AI-generated CSAM created by generative AI platforms, including face-swapping apps, body-swapping apps, and ‘undress’ apps,” said Madison McMicken, a spokesperson for the ...

May 21, 2024 · Put simply, CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM, and we will hold accountable those who exploit AI to create obscene, abusive, and increasingly photorealistic images of children."

Mar 29, 2024 · The FBI is warning the public that child sexual abuse material (CSAM) created with content manipulation technologies, to include generative artificial intelligence (AI), is illegal.

Apr 23, 2024 · Tech companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Amazon committed today to reviewing their AI training data for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and removing it from use in any future...

6 days ago · These AI-generated images or videos are also classified as CSAM and are still a crime. Drawings and Illustrations: Even digital artwork, cartoons, or illustrations depicting minors in sexualized contexts are considered CSAM. The Scope and Impact of CSAM . The reach of CSAM is global and widespread.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has identified a significant and growing threat where AI technology is being exploited to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Our first report in October 2023 revealed the presence of over 20,000 AI-generated images on a dark web forum in one month where more than 3,000 depicted criminal child sexual ...