For all of those confused why fake images would ever be a crime, the legal argument is spelled out in the article: > They fear that the availability of even un

For all of those confused why fake images would ever be a crime, the legal argument is spelled out in the article: > They fear that the availability of even unrealistic AI-generated CSAM will "support the growth of the child exploitation market by normalizing child abuse and stoking the appetites of those who seek to sexualize children." This is something which is plausible. Whether the effect exists or not, and how large it is is not something we're going to learn by arguing about it on the Internet.