{"id":3541,"date":"2025-02-05T17:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/orwall\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2025-02-05T17:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:15:49","slug":"senate-passes-bill-banning-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/orwall\/2025\/02\/05\/senate-passes-bill-banning-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Bill Banning AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OLYMPIA<\/strong> \u2013 A bill banning Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and strengthening child sexual exploitation laws passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary\/?BillNumber=5105&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\">Senate Bill 5105<\/a>, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would remove the requirement that minors be identifiable for the purposes of criminal liability related to sexually explicit depictions of minors. Currently, a person may be charged with a range of criminal offenses for viewing, possessing, or sending sexually explicit depictions of a minor but only if the depicted minor is identifiable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArtificial intelligence\u2019s ability to instantly generate lifelike digital images has caused an exponential increase sexually explicit images depicting minors,\u201d Orwall said. \u201cNot only can these images motivate predators to commit more direct acts of violence, but the sheer volume of images and our inability to discern photographs from AI-generated images undermines our ability to protect children and prosecute criminals. We have a duty to keep Washington\u2019s children safe from those who would harm them in the most intimate, destructive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Internet Watch Foundation, AI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwf.org.uk\/about-us\/why-we-exist\/our-research\/how-ai-is-being-abused-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-imagery\/\">is being used<\/a> to create increasingly lifelike, explicit, and accessible child sexual abuse materials, flooding both dark-web and clear-web sites with CSAM. Their trained analysts report the most convincing AI-generated images were \u201cindistinguishable\u201d from real CSAM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting our children from exploitation is one of our most urgent responsibilities,\u201d said Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-University Place), who sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=1169&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=False\">House version of the bill.<\/a> \u201cWith the rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, we must act swiftly to close loopholes that allow predators to evade accountability. This bill ensures that all forms of child exploitation\u2014whether AI-generated or not\u2014are treated with the seriousness they deserve. I\u2019m proud to support this legislation to strengthen protections for children and hold offenders accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If enacted, the legislation would also increase the statute of limitations for offenses involving depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct from three to 10 years for offenses related to dealing in, sending or bringing into the state, possessing, and viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor would be expanded to include instances where a person knowingly causes an unconscious or unaware minor to be photographed or part of a performance depicting the minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the bill\u2019s progress <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary\/?BillNumber=5105&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 A bill banning Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and strengthening child sexual exploitation laws passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday. Senate Bill 5105, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would remove the requirement that minors be identifiable for the purposes of criminal liability related to sexually explicit depictions of minors. Currently, a person may be charged with a range of criminal offenses for viewing, possessing, or sending sexually explicit depictions of a minor but only if the depicted minor is identifiable. \u201cArtificial intelligence\u2019s ability to instantly generate lifelike digital images has caused an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":3101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senate Passes Bill Banning AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material - Sen. 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