AI “nudify” sites lack transparency, researcher says [Video]

Clothoff, one of the most popular sites using artificial intelligence to generate fake nude photos of real people, uses what are called redirect sites to trick online payment services, according to a researcher.

Millions visit the more than 100 “nudify” sites online each month, according to Graphika, a company that analyzes social networks. And it’s not clear who’s running Clothoff, according to Kolina Koltai, a senior researcher at the international investigative group Bellingcat. 

“There is a really inherent shadiness that’s happening,” she said. “They’re not being transparent about who owns it. They’re obviously trying to mask their payments.”

How Clothoff works 

Visitors to Clothoff are told that they must be 18 or older to use the website and that they can’t use other’s photos without permission. They’re also told they can’t use pictures of people who are under the age of 18. Clothoff claims on its website that: “processing of minors is impossible.”

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