San Francisco urges Apple and Google to remove AI nudification apps from app stores
San Francisco has called on Apple and Google to remove AI-powered 'nudification' apps from their app stores, which allow users to create non-consensual sexual deepfakes by digitally undressing people in photos or videos. The two tech giants were sent multiple complaint letters but initially did not act; they later confirmed they had taken action against the offending apps. The issue comes amid heightened scrutiny of generative AI misuse, following incidents where Elon Musk's Grok chatbot enabled deepfake creation. California has a strict stance on sexual deepfakes, and five anonymous women have sued xAI and Stability AI for using their photos to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The article highlights growing regulatory and legal pressure on tech platforms to curb AI-generated abuse.
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