"New laws - announced on Thursday as part of a wider strategy to halve violence against women and girls - will make it illegal to create and supply AI tools letting users edit images to seemingly remove someone's clothing. The new offences would build on existing rules around sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse, the government said. "Women and girls deserve to be safe online as well as offline," said Technology Secretary Liz Kendall."
"Ms Kendall said the new offence - which makes it illegal to create or distribute nudifying apps - would mean "those who profit from them or enable their use will feel the full force of the law". Nudification or "de-clothing" apps use generative AI to realistically make it look like a person has been stripped of their clothing in an image or video."
The UK will introduce criminal offences banning the creation and supply of AI "nudification" apps that edit images to make people appear unclothed. The measures form part of a wider strategy to halve violence against women and girls and will build on existing laws addressing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse, complementing the Online Safety Act. The law targets creators, distributors and those who profit from such tools. Generative-AI nudification apps can realistically fabricate nude imagery, increasing risks including child sexual abuse material. The government will collaborate with tech companies and safety firms such as SafeToNet to combat intimate image abuse.
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