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400 AI apps mask deepfake-abuse features, Wired finds

~400 apps and sites linked to Chinese-language developers identified.

A Wired investigation published November 2 identified roughly 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that present as ordinary AI tools but contain hidden features enabling users to generate violent AI imagery and nonconsensual deepfakes, including child sexual abuse material1,2. The apps bypassed app-store review processes to conceal the abusive capabilities.

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