Hundreds of Mundane AI Apps Found Hiding Sexually Abusive Deepfake Features

WIRED uncovered around 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that appear to be ordinary AI tools but contain hidden features for generating violent sexual deepfake images and videos.

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2026-11-02 10:00 · Wired AI
Hundreds of Mundane AI Apps Are Hiding Sexually Abusive Deepfake Features

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