AI platform introduces a system that gives 'rewards' to AI models of real people, targeting not only celebrities but also ordinary people with few followers
In recent years, as the performance and usability of image generation AI has improved, many people can now easily generate their favorite images using AI. The creation and sharing of 'generated images' has become a problem. Meanwhile,
Giant AI Platform Introduces 'Bounties' for Deepfakes of Real People
https://www.404media.co/giant-ai-platform-introduces-bounties-for-nonconsensual-images-of-real-people/
Civitai is a platform where users can post and share various AI-generated images, and is unique in that they can also post the prompts, model data, and LoRA files used to generate the images. It has also been reported that model data specialized for generating adult content is gaining great popularity.
Generation of adult content by image generation AI is outrageous, such as ``free distribution of models learned from pornography'' and ``paid service that can easily generate pornographic images'' - GIGAZINE
At Civitai, a system has been introduced in which users can place a 'reward' on the creation of an AI model that generates an image of a real person, and pay virtual currency to the creator of the AI model. 404 Media says, 'Many of the bounties issued to Civitai since the feature launched have focused on recreating photos of celebrities and social media influencers. However, 404 Media We have confirmed that at least one bounty was paid to an individual AI model that did not have a large presence.'
Michelle Alves , an Instagram influencer who is actually being rewarded with Civitai, said, ``For years I have faced problems with my image being abused, but something like this never crossed my mind.'' 'I've never experienced this before. The Internet seems like a place I can't control, so I don't know what precautions I can take. The only thing I think about is how this will affect me mentally.' doing.
In the request that 404 Media confirmed, which offered a reward to the general public, the individual's name was not included, but the original data included several images obtained from SNS. Upon further investigation, 404 Media confirmed that this person is in fact an ordinary person with a small number of followers and not a celebrity or influencer. This person did not respond to a request for comment.
The client apparently claimed that ``this woman is his wife,'' but the woman's Facebook page stated that she was single, and other users did not take this claim seriously either. . 'Why would you share a low-quality screenshot of your profile when you can take a nice photo of your wife and use it?' one user wrote, adding, 'It could lead to legal issues in the future. 'If you don't want to be brought up, I don't think you should create and share her LoRA (AI model),' some users warned.
However, one user created an AI model in response to this request and received a reward. 404 Media reports that the female AI model has been published on Civitai and can be downloaded by any Civitai user.
The ``system that rewards AI models and images'' introduced in Civitai has been used privately in the ``Model Request'' room of the official Discord channel to create AI models of celebrities upon request. It is a formalization of the practice of
Civitai's reward system uses a proprietary virtual currency called 'Buzz.' Users can earn Buzz by engaging in activities that increase engagement, such as following other users, posting images, and sharing models, and by making purchases with real money. If you follow one user, you can get 10 Buzz, and you can also buy 1000 Buzz for 1 dollar (about 150 yen). Users can also create an AI model by uploading a face photo of a target person via Civitai's website by paying 500 Buzz.
The bounty system policy does not allow 'sexual content without the consent of a real person,' as well as other AI-generated content published on Civitai. However, Civitai has an AI model designed to generate pornographic images and a tool for generating images from text using models published on the site. Therefore, 404 Media reported that by combining the AI model and tools created by the bounty system, it is possible to easily create sexual images of real people.
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