If No Real Child Was Abused, Is It Still a Crime? — AI, Child Sexual Abuse Material & the First Amendment

The recent Seventh Circuit ruling did not broadly declare that “AI child pornography is legal.” The ruling concerns privately possessing certain fully AI-generated CSAM that does not depict an actual child, and the court relied on existing First Amendment precedent. The court itself recognized that AI has created a serious gap in the law and invited the Supreme Court to address it. Join the discussion.