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Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 101757 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

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Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will visit Dr Sophie Nightingale at Lancaster University and her specialist lab investigating generative AI and its use to create sexual digital forgeries to discuss the contribution of that re

Answer

Answered by Jess Phillips, 12 Jan 2026

The Government recognises and shares concerns about the proliferation of AI-enabled products and services that facilitate the creation of sexual forgeries, including deepfake non-consensual intimate images (NCII).The Data (Use and Access) Act inserts new ...