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Sexual fantasies are intimate confessions which most don't want getting out. However, when data from a AI girlfriend site — Muah.ai — was breached, this very dreaded scenario came to pass.
As per a 404 Media report, a hacker stole a massive database of users' interaction with their sexual partner chatbots.
A social media handle has claimed there are now extortion attempts based off the information obtained during the breach.
Muah.ai describes itself as a platform where people can engage with their AI-powered companions for NSFW (not suitable for workplace) chats, as well as exchanging photos or engaging in voice interactions.
Given the sensitive nature of the data, the site made assurances that the communications were encrypted and has said it does not sell data to third parties.
However, as per the hacker, it was no trouble finding a vulnerability to gain access to the database of the platform that has been described as a 'handful of open-source projects duct-taped together.'
The stolen data shows that the chatbot prompts are linked to email addresses, many of which are personal accounts with the users' real names.
The breach also showed that there were horrific explicit references to children and child sexual abuse.
The administrator of Muah.ai said the hack came to their notice a week back and claims it was sponsored by competitors in the 'uncensored AI industry'. Fortune reported that there has been a wave of AI sex companions — many children — in the wake of advancements made by OpenAI and Meta.
As per the administrator, a moderation team is deployed to suspend and delete all child-related chatbots on the card gallery, but it was reported that when two people posted about an underage AI character on the site's Discord server, a moderator apparently told users not to post the content there, but to directly message each other instead.
The incident throws light on the new breed of uncensored AI apps in the 'grey zone' of generative AI tech — a black-market of sorts that caters to often taboo role-playing scenarios with 'sex chatbots'. In the fringe wildlands of AI-generated content, the potential for abuse is immense as is the risk of one's fantasies becoming public.