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Hugging Face hosts thousands of models that generate non-consensual deepfakes

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Engadget ·

Researchers found that most models on Hugging Face can create non-consensual deepfakes. The platform hosts over 2,000 models flagged for generating explicit content without consent. This raises serious safety and ethical concerns for the AI community.

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Hugging Face's open model ecosystem lacks adequate safeguards, highlighting a systemic issue in AI content moderation.
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