At this point any idiot can buy drugs on the dark web. We know this because many do it wrong. The same will apply to deepfake websites.
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brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 4 weeks agoI think the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN bill has and will have a substantial effect on the proliferation of open source deepfake models. Sure, a tech savvy individual will still be able to download a model themselves and do whatever, but it significantly different from having deepfake services readily available for millions to use. Is it absolute enforcement, no, but it has a substantial effect on the world.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
tonytins@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
How did we get to talking about deepfakes? They’re trying to stop honest discussions about misinformation, diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change.
brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I was giving an example of regulation that has an effect on open source AI
tonytins@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Fair enough. That being said, deepfake services doesn’t need to be open source. Anything that presents to the masses is obviously going to be enforced but that doesn’t necessarily translate back to the open source supply chain.
brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I’m not sure if this has happened yet, but in theory the TAKE IT DOWN act could be used to shutdown an open source deepfake code or model repository. In that case you’re right that there will be copies that spring up, but I think it is significant that popular projects could be taken down like that.