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UK Introduces AI-Driven Child Abuse Material Offenses

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The United Kingdom has announced it will make it illegal to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create child sexual abuse material, marking the first country to introduce such AI-related offenses. This new legislation is part of a broader effort to address the rising concern of online criminals using AI to create explicit images of children. Under the current law in England and Wales, possessing, making, showing, or distributing explicit images of children is a criminal act, but the new offenses will specifically target the use of AI tools to manipulate real-life images of children.

The move comes as reports of AI-generated child abuse material have surged nearly five-fold in 2024, according to the Internet Watch Foundation. “We know that sick predators’ activities online often lead to them carrying out the most horrific abuse in person,” said Britain’s interior minister Yvette Cooper. She emphasized the importance of tackling both online and offline child sexual abuse to better protect the public from emerging threats.

In addition to AI-generated content, predators are also using AI tools to create fake images for blackmail, coercing children into further abuse, such as through live streaming. The new legislation will criminalize the possession, creation, or distribution of AI tools designed to produce child sexual abuse material, as well as the possession of “paedophile manuals” that provide instructions on using such technologies.

A further offense will target the operators of websites that distribute such harmful content, and authorities will be empowered to unlock and inspect digital devices involved in these crimes. These measures will be incorporated into the Crime and Policing Bill when it is introduced in parliament. Earlier this month, the UK also announced plans to make the creation and sharing of AI-generated “deepfake” content, including videos, pictures, and audio clips that are sexually explicit, a criminal offense.

 

South Korea Privacy Watchdog to Inquire About DeepSeek’s Use of Personal Information

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South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) plans to send a written request to DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence company, regarding its handling of personal information. The commission is seeking clarification on how DeepSeek manages user data. This investigation follows similar actions from privacy authorities in other countries, including France, Italy, and Ireland, who are also examining DeepSeek’s data practices.

 

US Investigates Whether DeepSeek Used Restricted AI Chips

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The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company behind a disruptive new model, has been using U.S.-made AI chips that are restricted from being shipped to China, according to a source familiar with the situation. DeepSeek’s free assistant, which launched last week, has been widely praised for its cost-effective performance and ability to process less data compared to U.S. models. It quickly became the most downloaded app on Apple’s App Store, raising concerns in the U.S. about its competitive edge in AI and contributing to a significant drop in the stock market, which wiped out around $1 trillion from U.S. tech stocks.

The current restrictions on advanced AI processors, particularly from Nvidia (NVDA.O), are designed to prevent China from accessing the most sophisticated chips that could enhance its AI capabilities. The U.S. has been tracking organized smuggling operations of these chips into China from countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.

DeepSeek has reportedly used Nvidia’s H800 chips, which were legally purchased in 2023. However, the legality of DeepSeek’s access to other U.S. chips remains unclear. It is also known to have Nvidia’s H20 chips, which can be legally sold to China. Although there have been discussions within the U.S. government about placing more restrictions on these chips, the Biden administration and new Trump officials are also weighing tighter controls.

In response to these allegations, Nvidia emphasized that it requires its partners to comply with U.S. export laws, noting that many of its clients in Singapore might use the country as an intermediary for products destined for the U.S. and the West. However, the Singapore trade ministry stated that while there was no indication that DeepSeek obtained export-controlled chips from Singapore, it would continue to uphold the rule of law and cooperate with U.S. authorities.

DeepSeek has also been linked to the use of chips that, while not banned, have raised concerns among AI industry experts. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, expressed doubts over the legality of some of DeepSeek’s chips, suggesting that they could include smuggled or pre-banned processors.

The U.S. has imposed a range of restrictions on AI chip exports to China and is planning to extend these limits to other countries.