These Gents Reportedly Coin It In By Coaching Individuals to Produce AI-Generated Adult Entertainment!

“These Men Allegedly Profit Off Teaching People How to Make AI Porn”

“In February, a resident of Arizona, filed a civil suit against Twitter in a small claims court. The reason: a face-swapped porn video that allegedly featured his likeness had circulated through the platform, and he wanted its source held accountable.”

With an intriguing opening like that, it’s evident this isn’t your run-of-the-mill social media circus. This tale has more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller. Apprently, our protagonist in this story wanted Twitter taken to task for not removing a deepfake pornographic video that seemed to feature him. No one can blame the poor chap. Have your face inserted into any impromptu online pornographic videos lately? Didn’t think so.

The details of this lawsuit promise to be as interesting as they are topical. The idea of someone’s likeness being used without consent in explicit material is not only deeply violating, but also throws up some very critical questions. Like, which laws apply in such a cyber world context? And importantly, who should be held accountable for the dissemination of such videos? Twitter? The AI that generated the fake? The original poster?

In a world increasingly intertwined with tech, it’s cases like these that create the precedents for how we deal with the implication of these new technologies. How an AI model can, in theory, commit a crime is frankly mind-boggling, not to mention how to police it. And Twitter? Sure, they’re big and shiny with that little bird logo, but are they to blame for every scrap of content shared by its users?

We tell our children that with great power comes great responsibility, yet it seems the tech industry missed out on those sage wisdoms. Or perhaps they were merely swept under the rug while counting those skyrocketing profits. Regardless, with AI advancing faster than a runaway train, it is about time we started defining those moral boundaries.

However, if one thing’s for sure, it’s this: there isn’t an algorithm in existence (yet) that can predict the results of this intriguing lawsuit. Tech overlords and AI enthusiasts alike are waiting with bated breath. For now, let’s just hope that doesn’t translate into any more deep fake shenanigans. God knows the world wide web is chaotic enough as it is.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-porn-lawsuit-arizona/