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Meta ran hundreds of ads promoting AI nudify apps, report says
Ars Technica reports that Meta failed to catch over 300 ads containing sexually explicit AI imagery.
The short version
- A Tech Transparency Project investigation found Meta failed to detect 332 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material this year.[Ars Technica]
- Most of the ads promoted artificial intelligence apps, including nudify tools used to alter pictures of children.[Ars Technica]
- Researchers matched several ads to photos of real children found online.[Ars Technica]
Key facts
- An investigation found Meta failed to detect 332 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material this year.[Ars Technica]
- The vast majority of the flagged ads advertised AI apps made in China, including tools designed to digitally alter images of children.[Ars Technica]
- Researchers matched multiple explicit ads directly to photos of real children found online.[Ars Technica]
Sources
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