In January, TTP identified dozens of easily downloadable apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play store that were capable of rendering women completely or partially naked. Some of the apps were rated suitable for kids as young as 9.
According to the GMU survey, more than half of teens have used a deepfake app to create nude images. One third reported that someone else has shared a nonconsensual deepfake nude image of them.
Apple and Google removed many of the apps in response to TTP’s findings, but a follow-up months later showed that the problem persisted. Worse, TTP found that the platforms' search and advertising systems were sometimes pointing users straight to the apps.
Reporting on how AI-generated deepfake nudes are harming kids, @wsj.com cites a George Mason University survey revealing “nudification” apps have shockingly wide adoption, and TTP research showing just how easy these apps are to find and download.
Apple and Google ban apps that create sexualized images. But both companies offer dozens of apps that can strip the clothes off people.
In a survey study of U.S. teens, more than half (55.3%) reported that they had created at least one image using nudification tools, which use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to show what an...
