BBCProposed law changes could make it illegal to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create sexual images without consent in Guernsey.
Guernsey said its Home Affairs Committee would consider amending the Sexual Offenses Act 2020 to address nine areas.
One of the proposed changes involves using AI to create fake sexual images and videos, known as deepfakes, without consent.
Detective Inspector Thomas Rowe said: “Our main goal has always been to protect victims and ensure offenders are brought to justice. We hope that these new amendments, if passed, will help us do that even more effectively.”
Seven of the areas proposed to be addressed relate to sexual images, and two look to rectify gaps that have become apparent since the law was introduced.
Creating or taking intimate images without consent is also a crime, as is sharing these images.
Other new crimes include cyberflashing, requests for deepfakes, and possession of indecent cartoons and drawings of children.
“Protect the community”
The changes also expand the scope of risk of sexual harm orders, which could be used by courts to prevent acts that harm children.
Home Office chairman Mark Leadbeater said: “The committee was concerned to learn that Guernsey Police has been working on AI-based intimate images and similar cases in recent months and is determined to act quickly to protect victims of this type of crime.”
“We will also use this opportunity to strengthen other areas of the law, such as indecent images of children and the powers the criminal justice system has to protect communities.”
