GitHub has finally started.
With the increasing impact of DeepNude, GitHub finally decided to ban the code base of DeepNude and similar projects.
At first, DeepNude was a paid project, technically similar to DeepFakes, it was able to "take off" the clothes of the original photo characters through AI and synthesize a nude photo without my consent. Once the project was made public, countless users flocked to it, and not only public figures such as actors and singers, but also many ordinary people were brutally attacked.
With the expansion of the influence, the creator of the project realized the seriousness of the problem. At the same time, the voice of global boycott was also increasing. The author finally chose to close the project at the end of June, and the matter temporarily came to an end.
However, some media recently discovered that DeepNude seems to be making a comeback. Some people think that the direct removal of the application undermines the concept of free dissemination of information, so they collected the neural network framework and training model of the original application, and created an open source DeepNude project on GitHub.
In the GitHub community guide, there is such a principle:
To the effect:
Please do not post pornographic or obscene content. This does not mean that any nudity or sex-related code and content is prohibited. We understand that sex is a part of life, and sex-related content may be part of your project or presented for educational or artistic purposes. However, we do not allow pornographic or obscene content or content that may involve obscene minors.
Relevant GitHub staff told the media: "We will not actively monitor the content posted by users, but we will actively investigate abuse reports. This time we disabled the project because we found it violated our acceptable use Policy, we do not allow the use of GitHub to publish pornographic and obscene content, and our terms of service and community guidelines expressly prohibit such behavior."
The impact has been formed, when will the "DeepX" project be closed?
Now the DeepNude project is banned, but similar copies have caused irreversible effects.
Taking DeepNude as an example, some people have used the project's composite photos to sexually harass celebrities, and even some have used this type of project for political purposes. In Virginia, USA, there are already relevant laws to hold accountable the producers of such forged images, but there is still a long way to go before the effects of similar projects like DeepNude are completely eliminated.
As early as when DeepFakes appeared, some people were worried that this project would be abused. Sure enough, some adult movies that relied on the technology to synthesize celebrity faces appeared on the Internet. Although the related videos were also "completely" cleaned up, the impact has never been After weakening the half point, people are more excited to know: Is there any new "DeepX" project to satisfy their crazier ideas?
In May of this year, we published an article " Those AI Startups Competing to Commercialize DeepFakes ", which included some companies that use DeepX-like technologies to make money. Not only can they forge details in images or videos, but they can also forge sounds. , Falsify the image on social networks. Although every company is under the banner of "promoting social fun", "enhancing the quality of pictures/videos", etc., no one seems to have seriously considered: once their own technology is abused, How to stop loss in time? What is the punishment for those who abuse technology? And how should the harmed people eliminate the influence, and how should the innocent people protect themselves?