CRIMINALS are using AI to create the “most extreme”; child sexual abuse scenarios imaginable, a bombshell report will reveal.
Around 40 per cent of AI images created by paedophiles last year were given the most severe grading known as Category A.
In comparison, 21 per cent of all child sexual abuse material found online fell into that category.
The shock findings will be revealed in the annual report of charity this week.
They have to hunt down and remove sick child abuse images on the internet.
Dan Sexton, IWF’s Chief Officer, said: “AI has given criminals access to their own DIY child sexual abuse tools and they are using those tools to create the most extreme sexual abuse scenarios imaginable.
“That nearly 40 per cent of the AI material we find is of this most severe kind is a disturbing reflection of the sort of abuse criminals want to see inflicted on children.”;
, Minister for Safeguarding, said: “The findings in the IWF’s upcoming report are appalling and show that our children – especially young girls – are being abused in the worst ways imaginable, and that concerningly the scale of this offending continues to rise.
“Much of this increase is being driven by the misuse of AI programmes, so it is vital that our laws keep pace with the threats posed by the latest technology.”;
Paedos use AI models to create images on demand like “nudeifying”; photos of children.
Some criminals are earning £1 million salaries by selling AI tools and guides on how to create images.
New laws will mean they face time behind bars. But the IWF says the Government should look at more regulation to stop the material being created in the first place.
The IWF discovered a record number of child sexual abuse images last year on 291,270 webpages.
Each page can contain thousands of images and videos. And the majority of all reports – 97 per cent – depicted only girls.
245 reports contained AI-generated images – a 380 per cent increase on 2023.
Although AI images make up a small proportion of abuse material, authorities are really worried about how fast it is growing.
