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‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity::It’s part of a worrying trend of non-consensual “deepfake” pornography being developed and distributed because of advances in artificial intelligence.

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[-] deft@ttrpg.network 51 points 11 months ago

nakedness needs to stop being an issue

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago

It’s the sexualization of people without consent that’s a problem. Maybe casual nudity shouldn’t a problem but it should be up to the individual to whom they share that with. And “nudify” ai models go beyond casual, consensual nudity and into sexual objectification and harassment if used without consent.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 11 months ago

I want to point out one slight flaw in your argument. Nudity isn’t needed for people to sexually objectify you. And even if it was, the majority of people are able to strip you down in their head no problem.

There’s a huge potential for harassment though, and I think that should be the main concern.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

first, relevant xkcd https://xkcd.com/1432/

second,

Nudity isn’t needed for people to sexually objectify you.

do you really think that makes it less bad? that it's opt-in?

And even if it was, the majority of people are able to strip you down in their head no problem

apparently this app helps them too

[-] Grangle1@lemm.ee 37 points 11 months ago

Regardless of feelings on that subject, there's also the creep factor of people making these without the subjects' knowledge or consent, which is bad enough, but then these could be used in many other harmful ways beyond one's own... gratification. Any damage "revenge porn" can do, which I would guess most people would say is wrong, this can do as well.

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I don't think they're really comparable?

These AI pictures are "make believe". They're just a guess at what someone might look like nude, based on what human bodies look like. While apparently they look realistic, it's still a "generic" nude, kind of how someone would fantasize about someone they're attracted to.

Of course it's creepy, and sharing them is clearly unacceptable as it's certainly bullying and harassment. These AI nudes say more about those who share them than they do about who's portrayed in them.

However, sharing intimate videos without consent and especially as revenge? That's a whole other level of fucked up. The AI nudes are ultimately "lies" about someone, they're fakes. Sharing an intimate video, that is betraying someone's trust, it's exposing something that is private but very real.

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 23 points 11 months ago

I agree with you nudity being an issue but I think the real problem is this app being used on children and teenagers who aren't used to/supposed to be sexualized.

[-] deft@ttrpg.network 13 points 11 months ago

Fully agree but I do think that's more an issue about psychology in our world and trauma. Children being nude should not be a big deal, they're kids you know?

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

It shouldn't be a big deal if they choose to be nude some place that is private for them and they're comfortable. The people who are using this app to make someone nude isn't really asking for consent. And that also brings up another issue. Consent. If you have images of yourself posted to the public then is there consent needed to alter those images? I don't know but I don't think there is since it's public domain.

[-] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

It's a problem for adults too. Circulating an AI generated nude of a female coworker is likely to be just as harmful as a real picture. Just as objectifying, humiliating and hurtful. Neighbors or other "friends" doing it could be just as bad.

It's sexual harassment even if fake.

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

I think it should officially be considered sexual harassment. Obtain a picture of someone, generate nudes from that picture, it seems pretty obvious. Maybe it should include intent to harm, harass, exploit, or intimidate to make it official.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 11 months ago

Nudity shouldn't be considered sexual.

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Not all nudity is but there is no non-sexual reason to use AI to undress someone without consent

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

The question on consent is something I'm trying to figure out. Do you need consent to alter an image that is available in a public space? What if it was you who took the picture of someone in public?

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Keep in mind there is a difference between ethical and legal standards. Legally you may not need consent to alter a photo of someone unless it was a copyrighted work possibly. But ethically it definitely requires consent, especially in this context

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

The difference between legal and ethical is one could get you fined or imprisoned and the other would make a group of people not like you.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just because something shouldn't be doesn't mean It won't be. This is reality and we can't just wish something to be true. You saying it doesn't really help anything.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Whoooooosh.

In societies that have a healthy relationship with the human body, nudity is not considered sexual. I'm not just making up fantasy scenarios.

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

so because it's not a problem in your culture it's not a problem?

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 11 months ago

You're just really looking for an excuse to attack someone, aren't you?

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

You caught me, I'm an evil villain who preys on innocent lemmings for no reason at all

[-] criticalthreshold@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] gun@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago

Take it up with God or evolution then

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 11 months ago

You can't really be that stupid.

[-] gun@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago
[-] Wahots@pawb.social 15 points 11 months ago

People have a really unhealthy relationship with nudity. I wish we had more nude beaches as it really helps decouple sex from nudity. And for a decent number of people, helps with perceived body issues too.

[-] monkE@feddit.ch 8 points 11 months ago

Also better education, not just the sex part but overall. Critical thinking, reasoning, asking questions and yes off course sex ed

[-] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 months ago

so you'd be fine with fake nudes of you floating around the internet?

[-] deft@ttrpg.network 4 points 11 months ago

I actually would but I'm a guy so i think it is different

[-] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

i think the nude isn't really the actual issue, it's people gossiping about it and saying you're a slut for doing things you didn't do

[-] omfgnuts@lemmy.world -5 points 11 months ago

are you 15? people gossiping still bothers you?

[-] deft@ttrpg.network 2 points 11 months ago
[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

And they've been gossiping and calling each other sluts forever. Depending on the social group, just the accusation alone is enough to harass someone, because kids are idiots, and because it's not even about people believing the accusation is true. The accusation is just a way for a bully to signal to their followers that the target is one of the group's designated scapegoats.

I can't believe I'm about to recommend a teen comedy as a source of educational material, but you should check out the movie Mean Girls if you want to see an illustration of how this kind of bullying works. It's also pretty funny.

[-] omfgnuts@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

let's see the rules, can a 15y.o use lemmy.world.

ouchiiieee

[-] deft@ttrpg.network 3 points 11 months ago

the world outside touch grass

[-] omfgnuts@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago
[-] trackindakraken@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 3 points 11 months ago

There are real nudes of me floating around the internet, and I'm fine with it.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

I'm pretty squeamish about nudity when it comes to my own body, but fake nudes would not be pictures of my body, so I don't see what there would be for me to be upset about. It might be different if everyone thought they were real, but if people haven't figured out yet any nudes they encounter of someone they know are probably fake, they will soon.

Here's a thought experiment: imagine a world where there are fake nudes of everyone available all the time Would everyone just be devastated all the time? Would everyone be a target of ridicule over it? Would everyone be getting blackmailed? We're probably going to be in that world very soon, and I predict everyone will just get over it and move on. Sharing fake nudes will reflect badly on the person doing it and no one else, and people who make them for their own enjoyment will do so in secret because they don't want to be seen as a creepy loser.

[-] criticalthreshold@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

But some people don't agree with you. They're not comfortable with tech that can nudify them for millions to see. So if, and that's possibly an impossible task, but if there was a way to punish services that facilitate or turn a blind eye to these things, then you bet your ass many many people would be for criminalizing it.

[-] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Honestly I don't think that's the problem here. The problem is that we have kreeps trying to get a physical photo of someone nude for wank material.

[-] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm genuinely curious, why do you consider this harmful? They might as well be drawing tits by hand on a picture of the "victim"

I mean sure I wouldnt want to be a teenage girl in highschool right now but I don't think it's the technologys fault but rather our culture as a society

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