Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People

Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People

Hugging Face, a company with a multi-billion dollar valuation and one of the most commonly used platforms for sharing AI tools and resources, is hosting over 5,000 AI image generation models that are designed to recreate the likeness of real people. These models were all previously hosted on Civitai, an AI model sharing platform 404 Media reporting has shown was used for creating nonconsensual pornography, until Civitai banned them due to pressu…

AI ‘nudify’ websites are reportedly making millions

People continue to seek out ‘nudify’ websites to create explicit AI images without a person’s consent. A recent analysis of 85 such platforms revealed that, collectively, they could be making up to $36 million annually.

AI Ethics Crisis: Nonconsensual Content Sparks Concern

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has brought with it a host of ethical dilemmas, none more troubling than the proliferation of nonconsensual AI-generated content. A recent investigation has revealed that Hugging Face, a multi-billion-dollar platform widely used for sharing AI tools and resources, is hosting over 5,000 AI models designed to replicate the likeness of real individuals, often for explicit purposes without their conse…