AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars | WIRED
Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.
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AI-powered “nudify” sites—services that use generative AI to strip clothes off photos—are booming, drawing around 18.5 million visits a month and pulling in as much as \$36 million a year. They churn out nonconsensual adult and even child sexual abuse imagery, all while leaning on tech giants like Google (for sign-in), Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare (for hosting and delivery) to keep the lights on.
Researchers warn that Silicon Valley’s hands-off approach has let a lucrative ecosystem flourish, even as lawmakers and platforms scramble to tighten rules around explicit deepfakes. Big tech says it’s taking action on terms-of-service violations, but until these AI nudifiers get fully cut off, the sites—and their profits—will keep growing.
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