Some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies.

Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or unwilling to enforce their policies about who can buy ads on their platforms.

While parent company Meta’s Ad Library, which archives ads on its platforms, who paid for them, and where and when they were posted, shows that the company has taken down several of these ads previously, many ads that explicitly invited users to create nudes and some ad buyers were up until I reached out to Meta for comment. Some of these ads were for the best known nonconsensual “undress” or “nudify” services on the internet.

  • Jarix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    My only hope is it also reduces CSAM of real people. Please at least do that much!

      • Jarix@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        What the fuck do you mean no?! This is happening right the fuck now. Its already happening. You DONT want it to decrease the total number actual real children who are used and abused to feed this shit?

        I think you think im supporting this in some way. I AM NOT. Im saying i hope that any of the pedos out there are using this instead of taking action against actual children will not have already harmed children or at the very least reduce the total harm done.

        Christ what the hell are we coming to if we cant even try to find some fucking sanity in this situation.

        And for all that is good and right in the world i also very much hope it doesnt lead to MORE abuse.

        Can we at least hope for the best while trying to fix the worst?

    • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      That’s what I was hoping too, and I’m sure for some it does, but I also saw an article the other day about people using these to blackmail children into giving real nudes, so fuck me I guess.

      I still hope that for the majority of pedos this is solely something used to deter their urges. I’d like at least that much I mean ffs.