The content investigated in Operation Cumberland was “fully artificial” with “no real victim depicted,” but AI-generated child sexual abuse material “still contributes to the objectification and sexualization of children,

Europol has conducted a sting operation against a group whose members engage in the distribution of images of minors fully generated by artificial intelligence.

Prosecutors said a Pennsylvania man charged with having child sexual abuse material targeted Pittsburgh's Jewish community with antisemitic fliers.

At least 25 arrests have been made during a worldwide operation against child abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union's law enforcement organisation Europol has said. The suspects were part of a criminal group whose members engaged in distributing fully AI-generated images of minors, according to the agency.

Europol said 25 people have been arrested as part of a group that was allegedly distributing artificial intelligence-generated images of child sexual abuse, in one of the first major cases involving this type of tech-enabled crime.

Federal prosecutors say a man from the Pittsburgh area charged with possessing child sexual abuse material also targeted the city’s Jewish community with antisemitic flyers

A criminal group of 273 known suspects creates and disseminates the images online in exchange for payment. 'More arrests are expected in the coming weeks,' Europol says.

A worldwide police operation resulted in the arrest of 25 people on charges related to producing and distributing images of minors entirely generated by artificial intelligence or AI, authorities confirmed Friday.