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Dressed in faded denim hotpants, a leopard-print bra, with a tattoo snaking up her stomach and across her chest, the 3D computer-generated image reaches out and appears to knock on the window to attract attention.

Jeanette Smith, from the Crown Prosecution Service, warned that those thinking of using AI "in the worst possible way" should be "aware that the law applies equally to real indecent photographs and AI or computer-generated images of children".

Hugh Nelson, 27, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, accepted requests in online chatrooms for "bespoke" explicit computer-generated images depicting children being harmed.

Nelson told the officer he took commissions from customers for images created by 3D modelling software and went on to send computer-generated images which depicted child sexual abuse.

They are increasingly powered by so-called deepfake technology, where a realistic computer-generated likeness or video is used to make it seem like the celebrity is backing a product or service.