A programmer created a $50 app that uses neural networks to remove clothing from any woman and make them appear naked.

It's called DeepNude and "it swaps clothes for naked breasts and a vulva, and only works on images of women."https://t.co/IdBolhL7qh

— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) June 26, 2019

after deepfakes broke, each of the biggest social platforms were forced to rethink their rules on revenge porn and misinformation. retroactively, hateful and harmful communities were taken down, too.

this is never the *goal* but it's something we do think a lot about.

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 27, 2019

the ONLY upside here I see, is that if you do have nudes exposed (and due to stigma in our society that can deeply harm women on many levels), you can claim it's a deep fake.

Same for women in sex work who are exposed.

Shitty silver lining but :/https://t.co/QxnbMQxksr

— Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) June 28, 2019

this is simply infuriating: a programmer created an app to algorithmically "undress" women using any clothed image of her.

we tested it, and the results are realistic enough.https://t.co/JcihR900cc

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 26, 2019

the creator of deepnude shut down the app, after @motherboard's report on it—his servers were crushed by the traffic, but he ultimately had a crisis of conscience about how people were using his creation: https://t.co/dQKkZHfq9V pic.twitter.com/P6ppXsD67U

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 27, 2019

Male programmer: so what can I do with my skills?...let's make it easier to make fake nudes of women
????? https://t.co/YXtlKCIydt

— Erna Mahyuni (@ernamh) June 27, 2019

In today's heroes: @samleecole exposed a messed up app and within a day, the creators took it down https://t.co/D2QGTI00wt

— Ankita Rao (@anrao) June 27, 2019

The creator of the sick DeepNude app has shut it down. His response is still so maddening https://t.co/2ID66rZ4v0

— Siobhan Morris (@siomo) June 27, 2019

“Is this right? Can it hurt someone?”

“If I don’t do it, someone else will do it in a year.”

That’s a really shitty excuse to justify making something horrifying. https://t.co/ymCoka73wb

— Ella (@latentexistence) June 26, 2019

we saw this happen with deepfakes, too: when we reported on that tech, a lot of people were (rightfully) worried that we were amplifying yet-unheard of harm.

but suddenly, under all that scrutiny, this little hobby isn't so much fun anymore. https://t.co/J1JwTM7ZTN

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 27, 2019

This is what happens when you don't make an Ethics course a mandatory part of your software programming curriculum or ongoing employee development https://t.co/otOPG3yp0g

— Tom Lommel (@tomlommel) June 27, 2019

anyway I'm done threading, this page is pleasing to see, that is all pic.twitter.com/Fg2ONzv3NR

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 27, 2019

.@motherboard saving the internet once again https://t.co/8p6j1t9dD1

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) June 27, 2019

DeepNude's creator was basically preparing to run a press circuit on this.

he approached editors. he was on reddit, urging people to try, and share.

setting the tone as early as possible—that this exists, and is potentially deeply harmful—is often really crucial.

— Samantha Cole (@samleecole) June 27, 2019

Deep Nude app withdrawn from market by makers. Glad it’s down but this is a perfect example of why inclusivity matters in product design. No one at this company seriously considered the immense likelihood of app being weaponized against girls and women. https://t.co/Xp5dyWjtYd

— Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) June 28, 2019

Good that this horrifying app was taken down, but it can still be used by those who have already downloaded it.

This is why @RepSpeier's #SHIELD Act to prevent online exploitation is so important. #NotTheCost @mlkrook @schemaly @seyiakiwowo https://t.co/gHqGA4ubmt

— NDI Gender & Women (@NDIWomen) June 28, 2019

App that can “undress women” taken offline https://t.co/QMx4gKGONC

— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) June 28, 2019

App that can remove women's clothes from images shut down:
One campaigner against so-called revenge porn called the app "terrifying".https://t.co/S0Ldlch974 @BoysAreNot4Sale #everyvictimmatters #MonstersHidingInPlainSight... https://t.co/S0Ldlch974

— Jerome Elam (@JeromeElam) June 28, 2019

I see VICE have stripped their celeb nude imagery from the story. Good.

Here’s a Beeb piece on it. https://t.co/XXTOrLvSNr

— Kevin Beaumont ? (@GossiTheDog) June 28, 2019

Really terrifying..
'Terrifying' app that can undress women taken offline https://t.co/AqIon7NUFC

— Dr.Arfana Mallah (@Arfanamallah) June 28, 2019

現在は過度な注目を集めたことでサービスが中止しているようですが、こういったAIを利用した画像処理アプリは今後も生産され続ける可能性があるので、対策は必要かと思います。https://t.co/a78MOu8WS1

— いっちー@精神科医 (@ichiipsy) June 28, 2019

Update: developer shuts down the app after Motherboard coverage, backlash https://t.co/fSaYVOUVGT

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) June 27, 2019

Creator of DeepNude, App That Undresses Photos of Women, Takes It Offline https://t.co/8vdabiWH7x @viceさんから

— DonDonタイムズ (@dondontimes) June 28, 2019

The creator of DeepNude has killed the app. https://t.co/oafDfz6ML6

— VICE (@VICE) June 28, 2019

The @deepnudeapp saw quick fame and quicker failure! After facing viral backlash, the creator says he does not want to be responsible for the technology.#Deepnudes #deepfakeshttps://t.co/guSZSHFjQC

— Tech2 (@tech2eets) June 28, 2019

[内容注意] ディープフェイクの技術を使って、着衣画像からヌード画像を生成するプログラムが登場しているという話題。

ここまでリアルだと「偽の画像で、本物ではないからよい」では済まない倫理的問題が生まれる。でも、どの法律をどう適用してとりしまることになるのかhttps://t.co/O8BjYUF54i

— 堀 正岳 （めほり）@「知的生活の設計」 (@mehori) June 26, 2019

Yet again saddened by the lack of morals and ethics...guys do something for good with your talent https://t.co/hg6RP6a6yt

— Bill Matthews (@Bill_Matthews) June 28, 2019

クリック１つで”女性を裸にできる”という凶悪なアプリケーションが開発されました。AIの画像処理技術を使って誰でも簡単に女性の写真を加工できてしまうので、女性への誹謗中傷や攻撃として利用されてしまう恐れ強そうです。なんらかの規制が必要だと強く感じます。https://t.co/inn48uq95H

— いっちー@精神科医 (@ichiipsy) June 28, 2019

The DeepNude app shows what deepfakes were always about: claiming ownership over women’s bodies. https://t.co/DUBt4VWBR4

— VICE (@VICE) June 26, 2019

This stupid DeepNude app for desperate virgins, except instead of replacing a clothed woman with an unclothed woman's body, it replaces anyone's body with shirtless Alex Jones.https://t.co/0EoMkr9gV1

— Emily H E X A Crose (@hexadecim8) June 27, 2019

#deepfakes have worrying implications for our democracy. But we know who'll get the sharp end of this new technological stick:
Women and girls. Their harassers can just create their own nudes now. #revengepornhttps://t.co/lBfoJFf8sU@daniellecitron @ma_franks @cagoldberglaw

— Dr. Ann Olivarius (@AnnOlivarius) June 28, 2019

Deep Learningで女性のヌード画像を生成するサービスの話題

当然モラルや倫理の問題が出てくる訳だけど、開発者は
- PhotoShopでも同じことができる
- 画像生成のみで、どう使うかはユーザー次第
- 誰でも使える技術なので、結局誰かがやる
と、極めて本質的な話をしている。https://t.co/wPEAs6fLWN

— Nakaji Kohki / リリカちゃん (@nkjzm) June 27, 2019

New: an app that uses neural networks to remove clothing from the images of women making them look realistically nude. The $50 app, called DeepNude, "dispenses with the idea that deepfakes were about anything besides claiming ownership over women’s bodies" https://t.co/vKOA3HAJPR

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) June 27, 2019

"This is absolutely terrifying...Now anyone could find themselves a victim of revenge porn, without ever having taken a nude photo." https://t.co/RvL5nPBTDE

— Motherboard (@motherboard) June 27, 2019

The blackmail and scandal potential of nudes diminish as high quality fakes proliferate. There's nothing inherently wrong with nudity, only social taboos, which will be exhausted by overexposure. https://t.co/BBwituDCQS

— Jay Graber (@arcalinea) June 28, 2019

The innovation never stopshttps://t.co/bLkxwgBcxH pic.twitter.com/cB59YHgO7k

— Nick (@NickatFP) June 28, 2019

This is horrific. Like, career ending, relationship ruining, reputation destroying HORRIFIC. How is it legal??https://t.co/bLQjmvcuOC

— Em Clarkson (@EmilyClarkson) June 27, 2019

着衣写真から1クリックでヌード写真を作る極悪アプリを作った理由が、「人工知能で、昔広告にあった【服が透けるメガネ】を実現出来ると気付いたから」で、人工知能の危険性が反乱じゃなくエロな事に笑うが、フォトショ1時間が1クリック30秒なら犯罪ともいかんしどうすんだコレhttps://t.co/5EYLsbdqKU pic.twitter.com/KFLAIJNENe

— Podoro (@podoron) June 28, 2019

About to ruin Twitter forever...https://t.co/0lWz7HcjO3

— ?(((Cozy Tyger)))? (@CoziestTyger) June 28, 2019

BBC News - App that can remove women's clothes from images shut down https://t.co/hP215ge05c

— ??‍⚕️#Humanity#5#OneLove ☤ (@DrDiana7) June 29, 2019

Motherboard Creator of DeepNude, App That Undresses Photos of Women, Takes It Offline: An app that algorithmically "undressed" images of women was taken down by its creator, citing server… https://t.co/Oy6dwBNYFo #programming #algorithm #deepfake #deepnude Via @motherboard pic.twitter.com/y1GDTFXmiq

— Bradley Jon Eaglefeather (@bjeaglefeather) June 29, 2019

Creator of DeepNude, App That Undresses Photos of Women, Takes It Offlinehttps://t.co/yJz1PiE2AR pic.twitter.com/MaWVG3wV2M

— CarlosAnaC (@CarlosAnaC) June 28, 2019

$50 DeepNude app undresses women with a single click: "I'm not a voyeur, I'm a technology enthusiast,” says the creator, who combined deepfake AI with a need for cash to get ka-CHING! https://t.co/dCeeH4VG8j #Fakenews #Governmentsecurity #MachineLearning @Cygnacom pic.twitter.com/ljFYi5sVlp

— Debra Baker (@deb_infosec) June 28, 2019

This Horrifying App Undresses a Photo of Any Woman With a Single Click - VICE https://t.co/TFdiAIVhnk

— Mad Bitcoins (@MadBitcoins) June 29, 2019

ディープヌード。「裸の写真を撮ったことがなくても、誰でも復讐ポルノの犠牲者になる可能性があります。この技術は一般には公開されないはずです。」いづれ出るとは解かってたものだけど。これがＡＲ化したらその時はどう扱われるのか＞ https://t.co/FtdUczkWJG @viceさんから

— ゆきぞー (@yukizokin) June 27, 2019

昨年、AIを使ってポルノビデオの女優の顔をセレブの顔に変えるDeepFakeが一斉風靡して大問題になったけど、今度は、1clickで写真の中の女性の服を脱がすことができるApp「DeepNude」がリリースされた。料金はたったの$50。これはえらいこっちゃ。https://t.co/qG5O4BtNOp

— セキ ヤスヒサ?️ (@Campaign_Otaku) June 28, 2019

The violations this enables are horrifying to think about. What an unethical thing to build and release. https://t.co/lB7lYkUcMu

— Robert Zacny (@RobZacny) June 26, 2019