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by astorsnk 1339 days ago
If someone can use the tech to produce realistic images of someone they can use those images to harass and abuse that person. That’s a horrendous position for someone to be put it. I’d advise looking at some peoples stories of being the victim of revenge porn, upskirting etc. very hard to empathise after hearing those accounts.
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Ok so you’re proposing … what?
That it be regulated and the people that create the tech act responsibly.
Regulated how?

How can regulation address what you mentioned?

Harassing someone is already illegal.

Should hammers be regulated because they can be used to bludgeon people?

> Regulated how?

I don’t have the knowledge to decide this on a whim.

> How can regulation address what you mentioned?

By limiting the companies creating these models. Eg, you can’t create a model that produces nudity, gore etc.

> Harassing someone is already illegal. > Should hammers be regulated because they can be used to bludgeon people?

Stabbing someone was illegal but we in the UK we still banned carrying knives in public. These things are not black and white and trying to frame them as such will get you nowhere.

For now, I’d argue they should be regulated by the people working on them. OP’s complaint should be ignored.

And yes, hammers are regulated by non-government adults to the degree that people cannot figure out how to handle the consequences of using them.