The United Kingdom government has proposed a draft law to protect children and young people from the dissemination of illicit content. It specifies that the possession, creation, and distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) through artificially intelligent tools designed to create inappropriate content for children carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. Similarly, sharing guides or methods on creating child sexual abuse images using AI also carries a maximum penalty of 3 years in prison. Additionally, creating websites to disseminate such content can lead to a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The UK government stated that content produced by AI has the potential to increase real instances of child sexual exploitation. Therefore, they have taken the unprecedented step of enacting this law to address the issue, which will be considered by Parliament in the near future.
TLDR: The UK government proposes a new law to combat the spread of illicit content involving children and young people, with strict penalties for possession, creation, and distribution of such material through AI tools.
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