A Florida man is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography.

A Florida man is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography, highlighting the danger and ubiquity of generative AI being used for nefarious reasons.

Phillip Michael McCorkle was arrested last week while he was working at a movie theater in Vero Beach, Florida, according to TV station CBS 12 News. A crew from the TV station captured the arrest, which made for dramatic video footage due to law enforcement leading away the uniform-wearing McCorkle from the theater in handcuffs.

  • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    In that case, the images of children were still used without their permission to create the child porn in question

    • fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      That’s a whole other thing than the AI model being trained on CSAM. I’m currently neutral on this topic so I’d recommend you replying to the main thread.

        • fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works
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          3 months ago

          It’s not CSAM in the training dataset, it’s just pictures of children/people that are already publicly available. This goes on to the copyright side of things of AI instead of illegal training material.

          • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
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            3 months ago

            It’s images of children used to make CSAM. No matter of your mental gymnastics can change that, nor the fact that those children’s consent was not obtained.

            Why are you trying so hard to rationalize the creation of CSAM? Do you actually believe there is a context in which CSAM is OK? Are you that sick and perverted?

            Because it really sounds like that’s what you’re trying to say, using copyright law as an excuse.

            • nomous@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              It’s every time with you people, you can’t have a discussion without accusing someone of being a pedo. If that’s your go-to that says a lot about how weak your argument is or what your motivations are.

              • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
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                3 months ago

                It’s hard to believe someone is not a pedo when they advocate so strongly for child porn

                • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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                  3 months ago

                  You’re just projecting your unwillingness to ever take a stance that doesn’t personally benefit you.

                  Some people can think about things objectively and draw a conclusion that makes sense to them without personal benefit being a primary determinant of said conclusion.

                  • finley@lemm.eeEnglish
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                    3 months ago

                    You’re just projecting your unwillingness to ever take a stance that doesn’t personally benefit you.

                    I’m not the one here defending child porn