Artificial intelligence (AI) has put child sexual abuse "on steroids", the Home Secretary has warned ahead of a crackdown on computer-generated material.Yvette Cooper said a new ban on AI tools which can create child sexual abuse material - including "sexualised" pictures of real children - would give law enforcers the power to "keep more children safe".

Artificial intelligence (AI) has put child sexual abuse "on steroids", the Home Secretary has warned ahead of a crackdown on computer-generated material.Yvette Cooper said a new ban on AI tools which can create child sexual abuse material - including "sexualised" pictures of real children - would give law enforcers the power to "keep more children safe".