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by concerndc1tizen 441 days ago
Not a critique, but:

Wouldn't using this software constitute a crime if using it to "appear as literally anyone"?

IIRC, the have been news stories in the EU about people receiving prison sentences for creating deepfakes, although maybe it was related to adult material. But impersonation and defamation is likely covered similarly. I'd assume that all it takes is for single viewer to believe it, to legally qualify as an act of impersonation.