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,

Law enforcement authorities in 19 countries have conducted a "large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation," supported by Europol, the European police agency announced in The Hague on Friday. "The suspects were part of a criminal group whose members were engaged in the distribution of images of minors fully generated by artificial intelligence (AI),

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