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.

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    3 months ago

    I agree, this line of thinking quickly spirals into Minority Report territory.

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      3 months ago

      It will always be a gray area, and should be, but there are practical and pragmatic reasons to ban this imagery no matter its source.