SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- Children in Illinois are now legally protected from deep-fake nude images. On Monday, the Governor signed a law clarifying Illinois' child pornography laws.

Explicit images and videos of minors created by A.I. are now considered child porn. The measure was championed by the Attorney General's Office.

The Attorney General's internet crimes against children task force investigates child sexual abuse material.

The Attorney General says A.I. technology is advancing so quickly it can sometimes be difficult to determine if an image is real or A.I. 

But he says A.I. generated child porn is being used by predators online. 

Under the new law prosecutors will be able to go after these criminals.  

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