Millions of individuals are making n@ked photographs of pretty much anyone in minutes using AI bots in a ‘nightmarish situation’

Online chatbots are generating n@ked photographs of actual people at users’ requests, sparking concerns among specialists who fear that explicit deepfakes may create a “nightmarish scenario.”

A Wired investigation into the messaging platform Telegram discovered scores of AI-powered chatbots that reportedly make s3xual photographs or videos of people with just a few clicks. Some remove clothing from user-provided images, while others claim to be able to create X-rated shots of persons engaged in sexual behavior.

The chatbots’ deepfake skills are used by approximately 4 million people every month, with an estimated 50 in total. Deepfake expert Henry Ajder, who was among the first to discover the hidden world of explicit Telegram chatbots four years ago, told Wired that these tools are destroying lives and creating nightmare scenarios, particularly for young girls and women.

Deepfake websites have grown in popularity as AI technology has advanced, but lawmakers have stepped up their surveillance. In August, the San Francisco Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit against over a dozen “undressing” websites. Bots on Telegram can be used for translations, games, and alerts—or, in this case, hazardous deepfakes. When Wired inquired about the sexual chatbot content, the corporation did not answer, but the bots and associated channels vanished abruptly, despite the authors’ promise to “make another bot” the next day.

According to Emma Pickering, head of technology-facilitated abuse and economic empowerment at the UK-based domestic abuse organization Refuge, these types of fake images can harm a person’s health and well-being by instilling psychological trauma as well as feelings of humiliation, fear, embarrassment, or shame. Elena Michale, the director and co-founder of the advocacy group #NotYourPorn, told Wired that it is “concerning” how difficult it is “to track and monitor” Telegram applications that may promote this type of sexual content.

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