Europol has supported authorities from 19 countries in a large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation that has led to 25 arrests worldwide. The suspects were part of a criminal group whose members were engaged in the distribution of images of minors fully generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
This is also my take: any person can set up an image generator and churn any content they want. Focus should be on actual people being trafficed and abused.
I’ve read it being defined as “victimless crime”; not that I condone it, but thinking about the energy and resources spent for such a large operation… about drawn porn? Cmon.
I think it’s pretty stupid. Borders on Thought Crime kind of stuff.
I’d rather see that kind of enforcement and effort go towards actually finding people who are harming children.
This is also my take: any person can set up an image generator and churn any content they want. Focus should be on actual people being trafficed and abused.
I’ve read it being defined as “victimless crime”; not that I condone it, but thinking about the energy and resources spent for such a large operation… about drawn porn? Cmon.
There’s a few in the White House.
Ehhhhh…
It also borders on real CSAM
Paracetamol “borders on” poison, but isn’t.
Slippery slope is a logical fallacy, and there are actual consequences here. We need to do better.