[martopix]

I'm sorry to say this because you probably worked hard and did a good technical job. But as AI/DL experts we always need to think about ethical concerns related to our work, and I would not want to release code like this online for free.

I'm very well aware that with just a bit of technical knowledge this can be reproduced by others even without this repo. And of course all sorts of organizations and governments can do this in a second. But this shouldn't stop us from remembering that this kind of thing is not a toy, and I would not like to make life easier for somebody that doesn't know much about ML, but is very happy to be served an easy solution to whatever their morally dodgy problem is.

[true_religion]

Someone who can technically deploy this, but not create it, can also easily pay the small amount needed to get someone to recreate this project.

Not to be a downer on it, but it's a hobby project and hobby-projects should never be a part of anyone's threat profile, or we end up with things like chemistry kit neutering of the 1970s.

[shadowgovt]

Precisely. When the technology has become simple enough that it's in "hobby project in github" territory, plugging our ears and pretending not teaching people how to use the technology will solve the social problems is dodging the underlying issue.

[A4ET8a8uTh0]

I agree. There is a chance that sufficient spread of this will help develop appropriate counter measures as well.

But yeah, cat is out of the bag. Best we can do now is declaw it.

edit: I forgot to add that I am absolutely amazed at the pace of development in this space.

[learnstats2]

Why does the cost matter?

The conditions of the license (whether available freely or not) might be a more useful consideration.