AI 'Nudify' Apps Used as Tools for Blackmail and Extortion

September 9, 2024

Deepfake apps that utilize generative AI are being misused for non-consensual creation of hyperrealistic nude images. Victims are blackmailed or harassed with these convincing fakes, often shared on Telegram. This underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices and governance. For those interested in shaping harm prevention strategies and contributing to the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern), explore this incident's mapping, measurement, and management through JOIN US.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.666, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.665, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.650, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: unknown-deepfake-creators, extortionists
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-creators
Alleged harmed parties: women-in-india, women, general-public

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