DaBabyAteMaDingo

Emily - Joanna Newsom. I don’t hate it whatsoever but ever since listening to Joanna, this song in particular, I haven’t achieved that musical high since. Maybe in this altered universe it can be created once more so I can feel that joy and wonderment again - if only for a moment.

100% agree. I’ve always said the cringiest thing about me is my love of guns. It truly is fashion accessories for men like purses lol

Proud gun owner here. I’d like to see a more proactive approach to gun registration and some sort of yearly inspections for “assault rifles” - just to appease the ones that don’t know anything about guns. Kinda like how you would get “tags” on a car, if that makes sense.

However, we should be able to own fully automatic firearms and silencers/suppressors, muzzle breaks and other “evil” attachments and modifications if the previously mentioned system is in place. The more capable and dangerous the machine, the more tests and certifications you’ll need to legally own them. AND we should have special firing ranges for these types of guns. Obviously this is not a realistic goal I’m *in this current system but I just want a MP5 :'(

What would you say to something like this?

But it highlights the reality - while AI generated content may be considered fairly obvious for now, it won’t be forever. Real CSAM could be mixed in at some point, or, hell, the characters generating it could be feeding it real CSAM to have it recreate it in a manner that makes it harder to detect.

Very true and I would like to look into it further. Being able to disguise real content with an AI label could make things harder for people that detect and report these types of issues.

So what does this mean for hosting providers? We continuously receive reports for a client and each time we have to review it and what, use our best judgement to decide if it’s AI generated? We add the client to a list and ignore CSAM reports for them? We have to tell the government that it’s not “real CSAM” and expect it to end there?

I don’t understand the logic behind this. If it’s your job to analyze and deduce whether certain content is or is not acceptable, why shouldn’t you make assessments on a case by case basis? Even if you remove CSAM from the equation you still have to continuously sift through content and report any and all illegal activities - regardless of its frequency.

No legitimate hosting provider is going to knowingly host CSAM, AI generated or not. We aren’t going to invest legal resources into defending that, nor are we going to jeopardize the mental well-being of our staff by increasing the frequency of those reports.

And it’s the right of any website or hosting provider to not show any content they deem unsuitable for it’s viewers. But this is a non sequitur - illegal activities will never stop and it’s the duty of people like you to help and combat the distribution of such materials. I appreciate all the work people like you do and it’s a job I couldn’t handle. CP exists and will continue to exist. It’s just an ugly truth. I’m just asking a very uncomfortable question that will hopefully result in a very positive answer: can AI generated CP reduce the harm done to children?

Here’s a very interesting article of the potential positive effects of AI generated CP

Btw I appreciate your input in all of this. It means a lot coming from someone actually involved with this sort of thing.

Edit: and to your point, the article ends with a very real warning:

"Of course, using AI-generated images as a form of rehabilitation, alongside existing forms of therapy and treatment, is not the same as allowing its unbridled proliferation on the web.

“There’s a world of difference between the potential use of this content in controlled psychiatric settings versus what we’re describing here, which is just, anybody can access these tools to create anything that they want in any setting,” said Portnoff, from Thorn."

Can I ask why AI generated media is considered CSAM if there are no victims? I don’t like furry porn but it’s not beastiality. I don’t like loli shit but it’s not CP (well technically it is but it’s not real kids is my point). How is it any different?

Is it gross? Obviously, but I’m biased as I don’t like kiddie shit but no one is getting hurt and if it helps reduce sexual abuse cases against kids, why wouldn’t you be in favor of it?

I don’t understand how this is unreasonable. If AI generated CP increased the stats of kids being harmed then I’d be vehemently opposed. I know it’s a touchy subject but you can’t just write it off if it works for the greater good, no?

Super hot and spicy take incoming: AI will be able to make very realistic child porn and we might actually see huge drop in sexual child abuse.

I hate to even type that sentence, btw.

Ok I know this bitch should die but this judge should do at least three months in a level two for this fit.

I searched for Goodfellas and found nothing. Are you shitting me?!

I chuckled so hard my whole bed shook

I understand that it bothers you when he asks but maybe it’s because you feel obligated to get up and go?

Have you tried not doing that? Seriously, tell that dude to tell you what it is or ignore him until he comes to you. You’re the master of your brain, big dawg. Don’t stress 🙏