AI is making child abuse content explode online Gemini Nano Banana Artificial intelligence has undoubtedly brought plenty of useful tools to the internet. But it has also handed one of the most horrific forms of abuse a grim new boost . Recent reporting and watchdog findings point to the same ugly pattern of generative AI helping offenders create child sexual abuse imagery on a greater scale. These are now becoming increasingly realistic, and in formats that are becoming harder for platforms, regulators, and child-safety groups to deal with. How AI is making the scale worse and content more extreme Frank Ching / Unsplash Back in February, Reuters revealed that actionable reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery had more than doubled over the past two years, while the Internet Watch Foundation later said it identified 8,029 AI-generated images and videos of child sexual abuse in 2025 alone.…