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There's a similar case ongoing in Spain [1], where some teenagers (13-15) created explicit images of some of their classmates and distributed them among friends

• sitkack 3y ago
  I could see a plausible argument where that would constituted as rape. A sexual crime against the body, but ultimately sexual violence against the mind.
  • jeroenhd 3y ago
    You're getting downvoted, but I do see this argument more often in non-tech circles. I don't buy it myself, but people do feel very hurt about photoshops and other alterations based on their likeness. I think there's an argument to be made that these pictures provide plausible deniability to blackmail victims, but if the end result is the same (bullying/exclusion/name calling/reputation damage) regardless of whether the images are real or generated, that doesn't really matter. "I will send hundreds of pictures of [someone who looks exactly like you|an AI model of you] unless you do x" is a pretty convincing threat regardless of the origin of those pictures. So far, the general public lacks understanding about the technology and what it can and can't do. That understanding is a crucial step in getting any benefits from the technology.