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AI Training Dataset for Detecting Nudity Allegedly Found to Contain CSAM Images of Identified Victims

October 24, 2025

An AI nudity dataset, NudeNet, reportedly contained Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), including images of identified victims. The dataset was widely used in academic research before the issue came to light. Allegedly, these images were included without proper vetting, putting researchers at legal risk and furthering harm to victims. Upon notification, the dataset was removed.

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Alleged deployer
academic-researchers, research-institutions, ai-developers, dataset-users, independent-researchers, ai-researchers
Alleged developer
nudenet-dataset-maintainers, nudenet-model-developers
Alleged harmed parties
minors, identified-csam-victims, individuals-subjected-to-sexual-exploitation-imagery, academic-researchers

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1349

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