7 months ago
AI ‘Nudify’ Apps Remain on Apple, Google Stores
Apple and Google's app stores have many apps that use AI to make fake nude pictures of real people.
These apps can be used to take clothes off of pictures or put faces on nude bodies.
A group called Tech Transparency Project found 55 of these apps on Google's store and 47 on Apple's store.
These apps have been downloaded over 700 million times and made over $117 million.
Some of these apps are even rated okay for teens and kids.
Both Apple and Google have started to remove some of these apps, but not all.
This is a big problem because these fake pictures can hurt people, especially women and children.
It's also illegal to make these kinds of pictures of kids, but the tools to make them are not illegal.
Some people are saying these apps should be banned.
Tech Transparency Project found 55 'nudify' apps on Google Play Store and 47 on Apple App Store.
These apps use AI to create deepfake nude images, with over 700 million downloads and $117 million in revenue.
Many apps are rated suitable for teens and children, raising concerns about accessibility.
Apple has removed 24 apps, while Google has suspended several but did not specify the number.
The report follows revelations that Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot generated millions of sexualised images, including those involving children.
- Who
- Apple and Google
- What
- Hosting AI 'nudify' apps on their app stores
- Where
- Apple App Store and Google Play Store
- When
- Ongoing, with recent investigation by Tech Transparency Project
- Why
- Apps use AI to create deepfake nude images, raising concerns about non-consensual content and potential harm, especially to women and children
Key facts
- Number of apps on Google Play Store
- 55
- Number of apps on Apple App Store
- 47
- Total downloads of these apps
- Over 700 million
- Total revenue generated
- Over $117 million
- Apps removed by Apple
- 24
- Apps suspended by Google
- Several (exact number not specified)
- Age rating of some apps
- Suitable for teens and children
- Sexualised images generated by Grok
- Around 3 million in 11 days
Quotes
Katie Paul
Director of the Tech Transparency Project
“China’s data retention laws mean that the Chinese government has the right to data from any company anywhere in China, so if somebody’s making deepfake nudes of you, those are now in the hands of the Chinese government if they use one of those apps.”
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Michelle Kuppersmith
Executive director of the nonprofit that runs the Tech Transparency Project
“Apple and Google are supposed to be vetting the apps in their stores. But they’ve been offering dozens of apps that can be used to show people with minimal or no clothing—making them ripe for abuse.”
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