Google and Apple hosted dozens of AI « nudify » apps that allow users to create non-consensual lewd images and deepfakes. Read on!
A new report found dozens of AI “nudify” and face-swap apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Despite policies against sexual nudity, these apps were distributed through the app stores. Many of the apps generated significant revenue from in-app purchases, of which the platforms take as much as a 30% cut.
Many of these apps were removed following the report, but several are still available for download.
AI is one of the most powerful tools available these days, and you can do so much with it. But, like any tool, it can be used for good or bad. Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed social media users using X’s Grok AI chatbot in lewd ways, primarily to create sexualized imagery of women without their consent. As it turns out, it’s not just Grok that has been at the center of this undressing scandal, as both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store allegedly hosted “nudify” apps.
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Tech Transparency Project found 55 apps in the Google Play Store that allowed for creating nude images of women, while the Apple App Store hosted 47 such apps, with 38 being common between the two stores.
