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Or realistically people don't view it as CSAM just like how drawing a really realistic image isn't. I don't think it's "good" but it's not CSAM.

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The reason it makes people uncomfortable is because people have been using it to alter images of real people, and they've done that in a public place (twitter/X), for everyone to see. So it gets in the deepfake realm, which is illegal in many places.

You do know people aren't talking about fictional people being generated right? Actual, real-life, identifiable children.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/16/lawsuit-e...

Very weird stance, to say the least, to not call that CSAM.

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