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San Francisco demands Apple, Google remove AI nudify apps

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Ars Technica AI ·

San Francisco's city attorney ordered Apple and Google to remove AI-powered 'nudify' apps from their stores, citing potential millions in profits from the apps. The apps use AI to create non-consensual nude images, raising privacy and legal concerns. The city argues the tech giants are profiting from harmful content.

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The order highlights growing regulatory pressure on app store operators to police AI-generated harmful content, but enforcement remains uncertain.
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