A man who used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the UK has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. . Hugh Nelson, 27, created the images using photographs of real children, which were then manipulated by artificial intelligence. Nelson was convicted of 16 counts of child sexual abuse in August after a lengthy police investigation. It was the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.
Nelson used a modeling program called Daz 3D to create the hideous images. The app has a set of AI tools that kids use to turn their regular photos into CSAM. Greater Manchester Police said he sold the images online and in several cases was even commissioned to create special CSAM items using photographs of real children. Police say Nelson made about $6,500 selling the pictures online.
He was caught trying to sell the footage to the undercover police in a chat room. “I’ve been beaten, choked, hanged, strangled, decapitated, necro, animal, the list goes on,” Nelson told police in an effort to prompt the sale. This is stated in the transcript of the conversation presented by the prosecution.
It should be noted that Daz 3D does not create deep fakes where one face is replaced with another body. Nelson created actual 3D renderings by feeding photos to an artificial intelligence algorithm.
In sentencing, the judge called the images “heartbreaking and hurtful” and specifically addressed Nelson, saying “there is no limit to the depth of depravity displayed in the images you are prepared to create and display to others.” He said it is “impossible to know” whether the children were abused as a result of the footage. When police searched Nelson’s devices, they found a series of text messages encouraging people to sexually abuse children under the age of 13. These suspects and potential victims are said to be all over the world, including the United States.
The United States, of course, is not immune to this dire trend. He was a soldier Because it uses artificial intelligence to create CSAM. A man in Wisconsin faces 70 years in prison Describes CSAM. The world’s leading AI companies to help stop this type of software from being used to create child sexual exploitation material.
