Developer of controversial AI app sues Apple over App Store removal

Ex-Human, the developer of Botify and Photify AI, is suing Apple over its so-called “arbitrary” App Store removals. Here are the details:

Developer seeks injunction against prohibited acts

As reported, San Francisco business hours (via AppleInsider), “Ex-Human, the San Francisco AI startup whose racy chatbot sparked controversy, is taking on one of the world’s biggest companies.”

The lawsuit includes allegations that two apps were removed from the App Store and that Apple is “withholding $500,000 in revenue earned through the apps.”

Botify is an AI companion platform that allows users to converse with AI chatbots. Last year, it became a hot topic after the incident. MIT Technology Review has published a worrying article about the potential use of chatbots that pose as underage celebrities or characters and engage in “sexualized conversations.”

In one case, a user-generated chatbot posing as Wednesday Addams character Jenna Ortega reportedly said that age-of-consent laws are “meant to be broken.”

Other user-created bots impersonated younger versions of Emma Watson and Millie Bobby Brown, aged 16 and 17, even though they are currently 35 and 22 years old.

The Photify AI app has sparked similar controversy by allowing users to “generate images of real people in skimpy clothing without their consent,” the magazine said. San Francisco business hours.

Returning to the lawsuit, Ex-Human claims that both apps were removed from the App Store due to what Apple called “fraudulent or fraudulent conduct.” The former humans claim that Apple has not provided specific examples that led to the deletions.

“Apple does not identify the specific transactions, user activities, or application behavior on which its decisions were based,” the complaint states, noting that its apps remain in good standing on the Google Play Store.

Ex-Human claims that the App Store’s business development team has classified the company as a “high growth developer” in the past, noting that Photify AI was making about $100,000 a month compared to Botify’s about $330,000 a month.

The company also claims that Apple removed Photify AI for anti-competitive reasons, and that the decision was made at the same time as it promoted its Image Playground.

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