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Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material

Asked by Peter FortuneConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23214

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of AI regulation in (a) detecting, (b) preventing, and (c) removing child sexual abuse images created by generative artificial intelligence.

Answered by Feryal Clark

AI generated child sexual abuse images are illegal material. It is an offence to produce, store or share any material that contains or depicts child sexual abuse, regardless of whether the material depicts a real child or not.

The government engages regularly with the tech sector, including AI companies, to support them in making their platforms safer for children.

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