Today’s topic involves a serious and sensitive issue surrounding the violation of personal rights in the digital space. A recent investigation by The Guardian has identified two individuals allegedly connected to the creation of the Clothoff application.
Clothoff is an application with approximately 4 million monthly users that uses artificial intelligence to “undress” photographs. As highlighted in examples provided by The Guardian, the technology can generate explicit content involving minors without their consent, leading to significant harm to the mental health of the victims.
Dasha Babicheva and Alexander Babichau, who are believed to be brother and sister, have been linked to Clothoff and associated websites and accounts like the Russian video game marketplace GGSEL and London company GG Technology. When approached by The Guardian, Babichev declined to comment while Babichau denied any involvement with Clothoff and GGSEL.
Despite these denials, the proliferation of “deepfakes” continues to escalate. In 2023, nearly 280,000 similar videos were reported with a total duration of 1249 days and 4.2 billion views, emphasizing the urgency for tighter regulations and public awareness surrounding the use of AI technologies to protect individuals’ rights and dignity in the digital realm.