State Laws Criminalizing AI-generated or Computer-Edited CSAM
Research by ENOUGH ABUSE ® has documented that 37 states have enacted laws that criminalize AI-generated or computer-edited CSAM, while 13 states and D.C. have not. More than half of these laws were enacted in 2024 alone.
Man Arrested for Producing, Distributing, and Possessing AI …
May 20, 2024 · A Wisconsin man was arrested last week on criminal charges related to his alleged production, distribution, and possession of AI-generated images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and his transfer of similar sexually explicit …
“CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM,” DOJ says after rare arrest
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."
Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated …
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...
Possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery may be …
Mar 18, 2025 · Prosecutors alleged that he used an AI image generator called Stable Diffusion to create over 13,000 images depicting child sexual abuse by entering text prompts into the technology that then...
Combating the rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse material
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.
Child Sexual Abuse Material Created by Generative AI and Similar …
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.
AI and CSAM: A Look at Real Cases - Cellebrite
Jul 17, 2024 · Specifically those who wish to trade and view Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM.) In this article, we’re diving into three key cases involving AI and CSAM. We’ll pinpoint common themes and see how they’re shaping the current legal landscape.
Combatting AI-Generated CSAM - Wilson Center
Feb 5, 2025 · Deepfake CSAM, or AI-generated CSAM (AIG-CSAM) specifically refers to CSAM that is fully or partially created using AI. This paper will review a key misconception around AIG-CSAM, its harms, complicating facets, and various mitigating solutions.
Investigation Finds AI Image Generation Models Trained on Child …
Dec 20, 2023 · A Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) investigation identified hundreds of known images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an open dataset used to train popular AI text-to-image generation models, such as Stable Diffusion.