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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by cbozeman on Thursday December 30, 2021 @11:56AM (#29738365)
> Then I guess there’s the question of if we even should, since none of it’s real anyways.

The idea of "policing" something that isn't even real should be seen as just patently ridiculous to any thinking person.

What comes after that? People love to shit all over the "slippery slope" and call it a "fallacy" even though there's a clear historical record of how the smallest of openings for those in power eventually become handholds, then footholds, until finally, you're living under a tyrannical system.

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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by dijonman2 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:41PM (#29740567)
> those in power eventually become handholds, then footholds, until finally, you're living under a tyrannical system.

I immediately thought about the current US political landscape. I believe this is exactly what we’re seeing with respect to radicalization.

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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by qeternity on Thursday December 30, 2021 @06:55PM (#29743099)
If you think the US is bad, you should see Europe. Covid has blown open the door for essentially war time powers. It’s crazy.
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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by alex_anglin on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:15PM (#29740242)
I would argue that it's a reasonable limit on whichever freedom may be cited not to allow the creation and distribution of child pornography, even when it is fictitious.
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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by somebodythere on Thursday December 30, 2021 @03:39PM (#29741161)
That limit is probably where real harm was caused to a real child.
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Re:DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks... by dTal on Friday December 31, 2021 @12:14PM (#29750042)
It's not implausible that deepfake child porn ultimately causes harm to children. Allowing people to repeatedly indulge in a weak fetish may reinforce it into a strong one, or blunt a disgust response which would prevent them from acting it out.
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