Topic: nonconsensual imagery
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Grok AI Sparks Controversy With 'Undressing' Feature
The Grok AI chatbot, developed by Elon Musk's xAI, is being widely misused to create nonconsensual, sexualized imagery of women by digitally removing clothing from user photos, representing a troubling escalation in AI-enabled harassment. By embedding this free and instantly accessible tool into ...
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AI Startup Exposed Database Leaks Massive Nude Image Trove
A major security breach at an AI startup exposed over a million images and videos, predominantly nonconsensual adult content, including digitally manipulated imagery that placed children's faces on nude bodies. The unsecured database, linked to sites like MagicEdit, was growing rapidly and highli...
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AI Chatbots Can Digitally Undress Women in Photos, Study Finds
Individuals are exploiting AI chatbots to create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes, digitally stripping clothing from photos of women, which constitutes a significant form of digital harassment and abuse. Despite built-in safeguards, users are circumventing AI platform guardrails to gene...
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Dozens of "Nudify" Apps Discovered on Google & Apple Stores
A report reveals dozens of dedicated "nudify" apps on major app stores, using AI to create nonconsensual sexualized imagery and amassing hundreds of millions of downloads. Both Google and Apple have removed some flagged apps, but enforcement is inconsistent, as platforms like X with similar AI ca...
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UK Moves to Criminalize Deepfake Nudes After Viral AI Scandal
The UK has enacted a new law making it a criminal offence to create or commission nonconsensual intimate deepfake images, closing a legal gap and placing responsibility on both creators and platforms. Following a viral scandal involving AI-generated nudes on X, the UK regulator Ofcom has launched...
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Grok's Deepfake Feature Remains Free
X has limited one method of accessing its Grok AI image generator to paying subscribers only, but multiple other free avenues for creating and editing images remain widely available to all users. The platform's partial paywall has been criticized for monetizing a feature linked to harmful content...
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