https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
Then post it online and claim it as your own. That way nobody gets hurt and you can move on.
Should you have to do this? No of course not, but sometimes it's easier to win a small battle.
Good luck.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/bits/posts/google_brin...
and call it Andrea.
As for copyright, who knows. No legal precedent that I know of.
But I bet if you asked permission and explained what it's for you would get an approval.
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Why not a work of graphic/art? A unicorn perhaps?
As far as I know, this worked at least for people like Banksy, Vincent van Gogh, the Zodiac killer and a few others.
Until you generate a photo that actually does look like someone, and that person becomes targeted as a result.
Unlikely, yes, but not impossible.
> I mean at that point you’re advocating for the author to not have any identity
I am not advocating that at all. Please don't put words in my mouth.