In pursuit of technological innovation, generative AI's advocates have thrust the tools for highly-realistic, nonconsensual, synthetic forgeries, more commonly known as deepfake porn, into the hands of the Average Joe.
Ads for "nudify" undressing apps may appear on the sidebars of popular websites and in between Facebook posts, while manipulated sexual images of public figures spread as trending fodder for the masses. The problem has trickled down through the online sphere into the real lives of users, including young people.