U.K. to become first country to criminalise AI child abuse tools

International desk:

Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced late on Saturday (February 1, 2025).The government will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate sexualised images of children, punishable by up to five years in prison, Interior Minister Yvette Cooper revealed.It will also be illegal to possess AI “paedophile manuals” which teach people how to use AI to sexually abuse children, punishable by up to three years in prison.