AI-generated child sexual abuse videos surging online, watchdog says

<p>Internet Watch Foundation verified 1,286 AI-made videos in first half of year, mostly in worst category of abuse</p><p>The number of videos online of child sexual abuse generated by artificial intelligence has surged as paedophiles have pounced on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/25/ai-created-child-sexual-abuse-images-threaten-overwhelm-internet">developments in the technology</a>.</p><p>The Internet Watch Foundation said AI videos of abuse had “crossed the threshold” of being near-indistinguishable from “real imagery” and had sharply increased in prevalence online this year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/10/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-videos-surging-online-iwf">Continue reading...</a>