United Kingdom, July 20 -- Apple has removed a number of AI "nudify" apps.

The tech giant has responded after San Francisco city attorney David Chiu called on Apple and Google to remove 13 apps which could be used to generate non-consensual nude images.

In a statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Adam Dema said: "We have always strictly prohibited apps designed to generate, distribute, or consume pornography.

"'Nudification' apps are against our App Review Guidelines and we have proactively rejected many of these apps and removed many others, including when users have flagged them via our reporting tools.

"We have removed three of the apps in question and are in the process of terminating their developer accounts from our program....