Summary
The UK government plans to ban AI "nudification" apps, which allow users to edit images to remove clothing. This ban is part of a broader strategy to reduce violence against women and girls online. The new rules will make it illegal to create or distribute these apps.
Key Facts
- The UK government announced a plan to ban "nudification" apps as part of efforts to address online misogyny.
- These apps use AI to make images look like a person has no clothing.
- Creating sexually explicit deepfake images without consent is already illegal under the Online Safety Act.
- The new ban aims to prevent the creation and distribution of nudifying apps.
- The government will work with tech companies to tackle intimate image abuse.
- UK company SafeToNet develops AI to block sexual content in images and videos.
- Calls for the ban come after increases in manipulated explicit imagery being reported by victims.
- The new laws are part of a wider strategy to enhance online safety for women and girls.
