Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 67204

Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Gregor Poynton

LabourLivingston

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to include statutory obligations for AI developers to adopt safety-by-design measures to prevent the creation of child sexual abuse content.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Government recognises the importance of tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Creating, possessing, or distributing CSAM, including AI Generated CSAM, is illegal. The Online Safety Act requires services to proactively identify and ...

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