NUCA, a camera that “aims to provoke and question the current trajectory of generative AI in reproducing body images,” uses AI to automatically undress any person it takes a picture of in 10 seconds.
It’s billed as a “speculative design and art project” by creators Mathias Vef and Benedikt Groß, but it is a functional prototype that works as advertised, and only makes explicit what has been true since we first reported on AI-powered “undress” apps in 2019: it’s trivially easy to create nude image of anyone you have a photograph of.
“This project prompts a crucial discussion on AI's potential, emphasizing consent, algorithmic fairness, and the societal impacts of AI-generated imagery,” NUCA’s website says.
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