Document Type
Article
Media Type
text
Publication Title
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Abstract
The development and dissemination of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”) using artificial intelligence (“AI”) is becoming easier and easier with technological advancements. This Article argues that traditional child pornography statutes should be extended to encompass fully AI-generated images. The Article outlines the history of the nation’s current federal CSAM laws and details the results of a nationwide survey of statutes which determined that few states have effective laws on the books regarding AI-generated CSAM. This Article also offers recommendations for constructing effective laws against AI-generated CSAM and concludes that harm comes from the very existence of CSAM, no matter how that CSAM is made, and that as a result, we must reanalyze the current state of the law in order to better protect our children.
First Page
398
Last Page
418
Publication Date
6-1-2025
Department
College of Law
Recommended Citation
Terkovich, Jessica L.
(2025)
"The Emerging Danger of AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material and an Unprepared Criminal Code,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 45:
Iss.
3, Article 3.
Suggested Citation
Jessica L. Terkovich, The Emerging Danger of AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material and an Unprepared Criminal Code, 45 N. Ill. Univ. L. Rev. 398 (2025).
