Conflating that anodyne image with “disturbing imagery with young girls or hypersexualized, extremely young women” is wildly irresponsible on your part.
My anecdotal experience and concern was provided for context and conversation around what I clearly stated was pure speculation about realized ethical concerns the maintainer may have had. In other words, I was suggesting that maybe the author had seen the same kind of stuff I've seen, saw this image, and due to personal convictions decided they felt uncomfortable with continuing work on this project. Based on what some others have mentioned, that actually doesn't seem that far from the truth.
I have no idea what the person who uploaded that image's intent was, and I'm certainly not trying to libel anyone.
Since I’ve been exploring ML image generation I’ve seen an alarming amount of disturbing imagery with young girls or hypersexualized, extremely young women as the subjects, and I’ve encountered it without seeking it out in any way. It’s just out there on certain smaller AI gallery sites, which I will not promote here, alongside normal content. On one recent occasion I saw what I could only describe as “soft-core” child pornography. It was enough to make me close the site immediately, and I’m not what most would describe as a prude.
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