AI apps with hidden sexual and violent deepfake features made it into the App Store
An investigation discovered more than 400 AI applications with hidden sexual and violent deepfake features available on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store. The apps reportedly used bait-and-switch tactics, appearing as benign everyday services during app review before activating hidden web interfaces capable of generating explicit content. Apple and Meta stated they have removed the offending apps and taken action against linked ad accounts. Open article →
- A network of around 400 apps that look like regular AI tools have secret features allowing the generation of violent and sexually explicit AI images and videos using photos users upload, a WIRED investigation found. <a class="entity-url" href="https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-mundane-ai-apps-are-hiding-abusive-deepfake-features/">wired.com/story/hundreds…</a>
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- AI apps with hidden sexual and violent deepfake features made it into the App Store https://t.co/...