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AI-powered 'Nudify' apps creating non-consensual deepfakes remain on app stores

The Mastodon platform is highlighting a concern regarding the continued availability of "Nudify" applications on app stores. These applications leverage AI to generate non-consensual explicit images of individuals, commonly referred to as sexual deepfakes. Such content is frequently employed for harassment and exploitation, disproportionately affecting women and girls. AI

IMPACT Highlights the ongoing challenge of AI misuse for generating non-consensual explicit content and the need for platform accountability.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses the misuse of AI technology in applications that generate harmful content, highlighting a safety and policy issue rather than a core AI release or research.

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AI-powered 'Nudify' apps creating non-consensual deepfakes remain on app stores

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    But here's the problem: they haven't removed the apps.⁠ ⁠ "Nudify" apps use #AI to create fake nude or sexually explicit images of real people without their con

    But here's the problem: they haven't removed the apps.⁠ ⁠ "Nudify" apps use #AI to create fake nude or sexually explicit images of real people without their consent. These images — called sexual deepfakes — are often used to harass, humiliate, exploit, and abuse women and girls. …