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Funkydog posted...

Hopefully this collapses and fails like all their other attempts to do this.

The legislation has been passed. About the best you can hope for now is a poor implementation.

Choco posted...

is that good or bad

It's unequivocally bad, and contrary to SHRIKE's claim, nobody's heart was in the right place while writing it. It's one of those "think of the children" surveillance bills that will limit free speech and kill encryption in the UK, and provide further cover for similar efforts in the US and EU.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-undermined-privacy-security-and-freedom-all-internet-users
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/19/online-safety-bill-passed/

Aeris. I'd buy all of her flowers, if you get my meaning. ~_^

Dreepapult posted...

When you die you are simply asleep until the resurrection for the end times.

Like asleep asleep, or like your cease to exist as a continuous sentient being and if you were cool while alive, God creates a perfect copy of you to exist in His paradise for some obscure reason? I've met a few people who believed in this version of the afterlife, but none of them could answer this question. They just got mad and pulled a "we aren't meant to understand".

TheMikh posted...

anyone can train and run GANs and LLMs on their local machines, and undetected at that.

For now. It's not inconceivable that laws might eventually be passed to require makers of operating systems to periodically scan your devices for unauthorized AI technology (governments would already like to do this for child abuse material, drugs, and terrorism related content). An easier first step to control might be making the unauthorized distribution of AI materials illegal. If vigorously pursued, that would eventually lead to AI technology being pushed to the dark web and reduce access.

I in no way advocate for any such measures, but it is unrealistic to think they might not be tried. I'm not particularly optimistic that misuse by governments, police, and prosecutors will be addressed with any speed (or ever). I think there will be a reckoning sooner or later regarding society's inability to address the problems with inequality, policing, and the justice system.

At least some of the services require under a minute of audio to copy your voice, and with the exception of certain accents, the results are perfectly convincing.

That "recording" of you confessing to a crime a prosecutor presents to the court?
The "secret recording" your ex-wife presents in a custody hearing where you threaten to hurt your children?
That "conversation" your boss or coworker recorded where you admitted to unethical or illegal behavior?
The audio "recording" that the spam caller has of you enthusiastically agreeing to be billed for services?
That call your elderly parents received where you begged them for money or personal information, with a number that looked just like yours (phone number spoofing is a thing, if you didn't know)?

Yeah, none of those have to really be you, and in the short to medium future, I don't know how society is going to come to grips with this as knowledge of the technology and its use spreads. It will also impact all types of professional voice work, and make misinformation much easier to propagate. Embarrassing or confusing or even criminal deep fake photos are well on there way (but not great yet), and video will follow in likely just a few years.

I just started getting some Youtube ads--audio only, no video--yesterday in Chrome despite using uBlock Origin. Hmm.

People who believe in objective morality inevitably believe they themselves possess it. No such thing exists in reality.

MisterPengy posted...

Probably Super Mario Bros 3

I also vote the original Mario too.

I wish politicians were willing to fight over more important things, like our fundamental freedoms and rights.

Mitt Romney has never been a good person.

chaos_knight posted...

Bad example. American fury was so intense that some country was going to be invaded, and pacifists were called out to be the bitches they are back then.

Yes, the War on Terror was an amazing success whose resulting erosion of personal freedoms, the deaths of civilians and military personal, and expenditure of funds were entirely justified. In no way were all the people opposed to the war in any way correct---they were just bitches. /s

Where do people get this shit?

pretzelcoatl posted...

Simply the best Trek

It was the best until Strange New Worlds and The Lower Decks came out.

Ivany2008 posted...

I will say this, never ever tip law enforcement. That kind of thing automatically makes me think bribery charges.

Yep, my mind went there too.

BunkerBoy posted...

Sunhawk likes this

Hey now! There are many a CEPerson who will feel their burdened lightened by the knowledge that no matter how they've failed at life, they are still far above...whatever this is.

Naw, I need reality dialed back at least 20 years or so.

FL81 posted...

I feel like one of the big issues here, is that the data being fed into the AI's machine learning has to come from somewhere

this data doesn't just come from nothing

If by that you mean that you don't think an AI image generator can generate abuse photos without having been trained on them, you're actually wrong. AI generators can create all sorts of things without a model trained on something specific, you'll just typically get better or more accurate results with specific models (like there are a ton of models for creating anime characters in a specific style, or retro photographs, etc). The base Stable Diffusion model was trained on a data set that specifically excludes any illegal images or content.

Evol posted...

I thought this was gonna be about AI taking over jobs when I read the title.

Sorry if you felt misled, but there is a pretty low character limit for topic titles.

Bump

Smashingpmkns posted...

Kutcher also has that anti-sex trafficking non-profit so this is an incredibly bad look for that idiot.

I'm not sure what to think of the guy. I don't have a link handy, but I recall reading from more than one source that Ashton Kutcher had a strong part in lobbying the EU to formulate and try and pass that legislation they are working on to ban private communications and to mandate scanning all messages for abuse and criminal activity. Someone who used to work for his organization is now part of another group which recently made news for trying to get Apple to roll out that scanning technology they shelved because it doesn't work and is dangerous.

Maybe Kutcher and his non-profit are above-board, but I personally feel he might be a piece of shit who does some good to try and cover for it.

It's up for me.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

if you're unemployed, applying for jobs is the opposite of a waste of time

This is the way.

Having said that, though, if you have some money saved up and are getting unemployment, try and take a little extra "me" time and be kind to yourself.

...image generation in order to keep children safe from abuse:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/ai-generated-child-sex-imagery-has-every-us-attorney-general-calling-for-action/

They want a panel formed to study the issue and then regulations to follow. Their letter is all over the place, and they aren't especially clear about which dangers they think need to be addressed. Is it deviants who might create abuse images using a stock model like Stable Diffusion? Is it the potential creations of models using actual abuse material? Maybe training a model to create images of specific children? Or it somehow about deviants and criminals using fictional abuse material to groom real life children? You can't be sure reading the letter, nor does it provide a satisfying explanation as to why the large number of ways in which child abuse material is already illegal fail to be sufficient.

There is good reason to be suspicious of the intentions behind this letter. In the US, UK, and EU, legislation is currently in the works that would effectively ban private communications, mandate increased surveillance of all communications online, and censor content on the internet, all with the specified goal of protecting children. There is also a UN Cybercrimes Treaty in the works that in its present draft form would increase surveillance and police powers with essentially no added safeguards.

In the US specifically, there is an entire scattershot of bills floating around at the federal level for "protecting children". I feel like this letter might target EARN IT directly because Congress has been trying to pass it for years, and part of what it does is create an unelected committee of mostly law enforcement experts to make rules about what is acceptable on the internet to protect children, which sounds an awful lot like what the letter suggests as a starting point. Even if you take these suggestions at face value and think the ends justify the means, you have to consider the broader picture. Porn ID laws have been popping up in states, and they are generally bipartisan. Abortion has been made illegal in many places, and there are ongoing efforts to reduce the rights of women. Efforts to reduce the rights of LGBT people, and worse, to conflate such people with abusers, are ongoing and this never gets talked about in the context of this "think of the children" legislation. For a segment of the public and the politicians they vote for, protecting children from abuse means protecting them from gay or transgender people or things that don't align with their religious views.

I think people need to be made aware of this and the dangers present. It's also good to have discussions about difficult topics, I think.

Something something free speech, something something what the Founders actually intended.

Dark_Arbron posted...

and having worth as a person.

That's one step too far. You decide your worth as a person, and everybody has at least some value.

SiO4 posted...

I can knit, but I've only really made a test piece.

I think that out of all the crafts I've tried, knitting is hardest on the hands and the one where you see the most discussion about long-term crafters having some kind of hand problems. That--and the slow speed--make me wary of doing too much knitting. I'm still going to learn the basic patterns and make some neat dishcloths, though.

Kai_Laguna posted...

woodcarving

Neat! I've got an interest in sculpture, but my first attempt learning as a child ended with blood (I have dexterity issues). Have you tried air dry clay or polymer clay? When I can get a fresh block of good stuff, I think it's a tone of fun.

Please share!

Tenlaar posted...

No, you can't. Restraining orders are for somebody who poses a threat. A shitty father occasionally trying to talk to a son who doesn't want to talk to him is not remotely at the level of legal intervention. Some of you seem to be inventing a dangerous stalker angle when TC is merely afraid of an uncomfortable conversation.

Are you a fucking moron, or do you just enjoy pretending to be one literally every time you post?

hockeybub89 posted...

and then he responded back something like "Finally! I knew I could say something that would get a response out of you!"

This man is nuts. You said you aren't afraid of any violence, but I'm skeptical of your assessment. Your father is a controlling, manipulative stalker who has no concept of respect or boundaries. You have spent minimal time with him. You cannot really be sure violence isn't in his bag of tricks. Often, abusive people will control their actions as circumstances dictate. If he catches you on the street with no witnesses and minimal surveillance, or if he manages to get you somewhere private, who can say what will happen?

Lots of battered wives have husbands who are pillars of the community.

RAAAWWWRRR posted...

I'm a Amazon delivery driver.. we literally have a driver cam that's watching us all day... so yea...

This would drive me insane, quite literally. I have anxiety and hate being watched or scrutinized.

Just how does that dystopian boot taste?

Are we really supposed to take these people seriously?

Tyranthraxus posted...

Sifu

Added to wishlist! Thanks!

Anyone have any others? Bonus points for fantasy.

LordFarquad1312 posted...

Fuck you, Rean Schwarzer, you had FOUR GAMES to yourself. Get the fuck outta here!

It seems like Falcolm was really certain that everyone enjoyed Rean as a character. I hated him.

Bump

Micheal Keaton was the best part of The Flash.

Devilanse333 posted...

Dennis Rodman also called BS on this in his book.

What did he think the real numbers were?

LordMarshal posted...

I think theyre "fixing" spells.

Fixing in what way? Making them garbage like they are in later games?

I recently tried that new mobile game Danmachi Battle Chronicle. The game play was complete ass, but it made me long to play a style of game I haven't seen in years. Something like the Fighting Force games, only newer and hopefully more polished.

Is that...supposed to be supporting Donald Trump in some way?

So...they arrested the original swimmer and not the husband who pulled out a gun?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/sports-leagues-ask-us-for-instantaneous-dmca-takedowns-and-website-blocking/

COVID maybe?

Beveren_Rabbit posted...

this is the game series where you run an Item Shop

You don't actually run an item shop in most (all?) Atelier games. You play as a cute alchemist girl (or rarely, guy) who is improving their skills and making stuff for themselves and other people, plus a plot of some kind. This, of course, excludes the extra games like the Atelier Iris trilogy and the two Mana Khemia games, all of which feature alchemy heavily but are more like traditional RPGs.

This one is almost worse than KOSA because it part of plan to roll out a national ID requirement and require you to authentic who you are and your age with every website.

PraetorXyn posted...

Ginny wasnt important in the books either. The romance with her in HBP was out of no where and awfully handled. One day Harry thinks nothing if her, next day he sees her kissing someone and gets jealous. It read like she love portioned him to get his attention the way Molly did Arthur.

Yeah, I was completely confused by the Harry x Ginny romance in the books. Harry x Luna, Harry x Hermione, or just Harry as a single man comfortable with a group of loving friends all made sense. Harry x Ginny never made sense because for the most part, Ginny wasn't really a character and had no depth. The only way I could think that might make sense is that Harry wanted in on the Weasely family love, and married Ginny for that. Which would be kind of gross and dark.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/protecting-kids-social-media-act-terrible-alternative-kosa