The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.
The government says it is leading the way with its crackdown on AI-generated abuse images, after warnings the content was being produced at a "chilling" rate.
Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law.
Explore how IWF confronts the rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, highlighting emerging threats and efforts to protect children online.
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication.
AI used to generate deepfake images of child sexual abuse uses photos of real victims as reference material, a report has found.
A new report from the IWF shows how the pace of AI development has not slowed as offenders are using better, faster and more accessible tools to generate new criminal images and videos.
Throughout the lockdown period the IWF Hotline has remained operational, but social distancing measures meant some activities had to be scaled back.