It is reported that 34 services that use AI to automatically generate nude images from photos of real women have appeared and have 24 million users.

According to social network analysis company Graphika, services that use AI to generate nude images from photos of women are on the rise, with 24 million people accessing them in September 2023 alone.

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According to Graphika, the NCII (non-consensual intimate imagery) generation service, which uses AI to arbitrarily make a person in a photo nude, has been advertised on social media. The amount of advertising spam for NCII generation services has increased by more than 2000% on Reddit, X, etc. since the beginning of 2023.

Additionally, the number of unique users of the 34 NCII generation services identified by Graphika is estimated to be 24 million as of September 2023. Additionally, the service is accessed through the encrypted messaging app Telegram, which has at least 1 million confirmed users.

Graphika believes that these NCII generation services are underpinned by the improved capabilities and accessibility of open-source image generation AI, with many providers now able to create photorealistic nude images at scale. He points out that it is becoming more and more popular as it has become easier and cheaper to create.

Many of the original images used in NCII generation services are obtained from social media, and are often generated and distributed without the consent of the subject, which poses major legal and ethical problems. I'm here.

In particular, an image posted on X advertising the NCII generation app uses language that suggests that 'customers can create nude images and send the images to the person being nude.' , can be said to be inciting harassment. Bloomberg points out that some of these apps pay advertising fees to Google and YouTube.

A Google spokesperson said, ``We do not allow ads that contain sexually explicit content. We review the ads in question and remove those that violate our policies.'' .

A Reddit spokesperson reported, ``We prohibit the non-consensual sharing of fabricated sexual material, and as a result of our investigation, we have banned several domains.'' X did not respond to a request for comment.

Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said, ``Many victims of NCII generation services have no idea that their nude images are being generated without their permission. It may be difficult to ask enforcement agencies to investigate or pursue legal action.'

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