SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate unanimously approved legislation introduced by Attorney General Kwame Raoul that clarifies Illinois child pornography laws and artificial intelligence (AI).
Initiated by Attorney General Kwame Raoul and sponsored by Senator Mary Edly-Allen, House Bill (HB) 4623 clarifies Illinois child pornography laws to apply to AI-generated images and videos of real children or Depicts obscene images. Additionally, the bill prohibits the non-consensual circulation of certain sexual images created using AI.
Raul said, “I started this legislation because AI-generated child pornography is a growing concern, and it's something we need to address before the technology becomes our AI images.” and enhance children's ability to distinguish between images of real children,” Raul said. “Just like child sexual exploitation images featuring real children, AI-generated child pornography is used by predators to lure and nurture minors and normalize their own reprehensible behavior and child sexual exploitation.” We must be able to address AI-generated images of child sexual exploitation in the same way that existing law covers images of real children That we protect our children from the trauma of exploitation, and that is an important step in the right direction.”
Experts from the Attorney General's Office praised how technological advances in realistic creation of AI-generated images and videos of children are being used to create child pornography and the harmful effects it has on these real children. are happening whose similes are being used.
“We must protect our children and enforce strong regulations as new risks from unregulated AI programs continue to emerge,” said Adley-Allen. “I commend Attorney General Raul and State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gerschutz for their tireless efforts to ensure the safety and security of current and future generations.”
Raoul's office runs the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which investigates online reports (cybertips) of child pornography from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Since 2006, the task force has been involved in more than 2,010 arrests of sex predators.
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