That breeze coming from the south of the peninsula is an AI startup in the wind…
The explosive growth of AI-generated explicit content has reached a disturbing milestone with South Korean company GenNomis shutting down after researchers discovered an unsecured database containing thousands of non-consensual pornographic deepfakes. This incident highlights the dangerous intersection of accessible generative AI technology and inadequate regulation, creating serious harm particularly for women who constitute most victims of these digital violations.
The big picture: A South Korean AI startup called GenNomis abruptly deleted its entire online presence after a researcher discovered tens of thousands of AI-generated pornographic images in an unsecured database.
- The company’s software, called Nudify, had created explicit images depicting celebrities, politicians, random women, and children.
- Just hours after being contacted by Wired for comment, both GenNomis and its parent company AI-Nomis disappeared from the web entirely.
Behind the discovery: Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler found the explicit image cache and immediately sent a responsible disclosure notice to the company.
- The company initially restricted public access to the database before completely shutting down operations.
- This incident represents part of a much broader problem as generative AI makes creating convincing deepfakes increasingly accessible.
Why this matters: Non-consensual deepfake pornography creates severe real-world harm for victims while raising urgent questions about AI regulation and accountability.
- Women constitute the vast majority of deepfake pornography victims, who face digital violations without consent.
- These materials have been weaponized to damage reputations, cause job loss, facilitate extortion, and even generate child sexual abuse materials.
Beyond pornography: The deepfake problem extends far beyond explicit content, creating multiple societal threats.
- Non-pornographic deepfakes have contributed to significant increases in financial fraud and cybercrimes.
- The technology also enables the creation and spread of convincing misinformation, further complicating digital literacy challenges.
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