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Can anyone think of any negative externalities of making generative photorealistic images illegal? I can think of a lot of positives. The negatives amount to a
by lwansbrough 4mo ago
Can anyone think of any negative externalities of making generative photorealistic images illegal?
I can think of a lot of positives. The negatives amount to a convoluted argument about the limits of free speech.
- IncreasePosts 4mo agoPrisoner 1: so, what are you in for? Prisoner 2: I made a picture of a nice sunset over the ocean
- lwansbrough 4mo agoIf it were illegal it wouldn’t be readily available. You’d have to seek it out. People seeking it out wouldn’t be using it to generate a sunset.
- ToValueFunfetti 4mo agoIf it were illegal to generate a sunset, people would absolutely seek it out to generate a sunset, if just as an act of civil disobedience. Look at how people reacted to being told sharing a number is illegal[1]. Why would they act differently about an illegal computation? [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controvers...