App Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research Shows
Apple and Google aren't just hosting deepfake nudity apps—they're algorithmically pushing them. Here's what that means for your AI governance.
Why it matters
Major app platforms are facing scrutiny for algorithmic promotion of generative AI tools that create non-consensual intimate imagery. This is a critical governance and ethical challenge for tech leaders—and a potential regulatory flashpoint as AI-generated content moderation becomes table stakes.
The key facts
8 to knowTech Transparency Project research on app store recommendation algorithms
Google Play and Apple App Store hosting and promoting 'nudify' deepfake apps
Non-consensual intimate image generation via AI as emerging policy/ethics issue
Platform accountability for algorithmic amplification of harmful AI applications
Tech Transparency Project research on app store algorithmic promotion of non-consensual deepfake tools
Both Apple and Google platforms implicated in discovery and promotion mechanisms
Generative AI abuse case study: image manipulation tools with clear non-consensual use cases
Platform accountability question: algorithmic curation vs. content moderation responsibility
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Publisher excerpt: Findings from the Tech Transparency Project claim that Google and Apple’s app stores not only host harmful apps that can undress images of women, but encourage users to find them.