Francesca Mani was 14-years-old when her name was called over the loudspeaker at Westfield High School in New Jersey. She headed to the principal’s office, where she learned that a picture of her had been turned into a nude image using artificial intelligence.
Mani had never heard of a "nudify" website or app before. When she left the principal’s office, she said that she saw a group of boys laughing at a group of girls that were crying.
"And that’s when I realized I should stop crying and that I should be mad, because this is unacceptable," Mani said. What happened to Francesca Mani
Mani was sitting in her high school history class last October when she heard a rumor that some boys had naked photos of female classmates. She soon learned that she and several other girls at Westfield High School had been targeted. Schools face a new threat: "nudify" sites that use AI to create realistic, revealing images of classmates
According to a lawsuit later filed by one of the other victims through her parents, a boy at the school had uploaded photos from Instagram to a site called Clothoff, which is one of the most popular "nudify" websites. 60 Minutes has decided to name the site to raise awareness of its potential dangers. There were more than 3 million visits to Clothoff last month alone, according to Graphika, a company that analyzes social networks. The website offers to "nudify" both males and females, but female nudes are far more popular. Dorota Mani and Francesca Mani Visitors to the website can upload a photo, or get a free demonstration, in which an image of a woman appears with clothes on, then appears naked just seconds later. The results look very real.
Clothoff users are told they need to be 18 or older to enter the site and that they can’t use other people’s photos without permission. The website claims "processing of minors is impossible," but no one at the company responded when 60 Minutes emailed asking for evidence of that in addition to many other questions.
Mani never saw what […]
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