AI images, child sexual abuse and a ‘first prosecution of its kind’ - podcast

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Prof Clare McGlynn charts the rise of this material on the web and discusses what can be done to stop itAt Bolton crown court on Monday, Hugh Nelson was sentenced to 18 years in prison for using AI to generate sexually abusive images of children – based on real photos of real children.

The Guardian’s North of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman recounts the case of Hugh Nelson, sentenced to 18 years in prison this week for creating child abuse images with AI.

The Guardian’s North of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman, who was present at his hearings, describes how Nelson was caught and prosecuted, in what Greater Manchester police have described as a landmark case in this country.Continue reading...

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Author / Journalist: Presented by Helen Pidd with Hannah Al-Othman and Clare McGlynn; produced by Courtney Yusuf, Regina Steffens, Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Sami Kent

Category: Artificial-intelligenceTechnology

Markets: United Kingdom

Topics: Child protection Artificial intelligence (AI) UK news Crime

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News Sentiment: Neutral

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-10-30 @ 03:00:00 (3 days ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: theguardian.com

Language: English

Article Length: 144 words

Reading Time: 1 minutes read

Sentences: 4 lines

Sentence Length: 36 words per sentence (average)

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Copyright Owner: © The Guardian

News ID: 23369300

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