by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
It seems to me that, in the end, the first tranche of AI-related regulation will probably concern AI generated celebrity porn. Whenever there is a new technology, porn is usually the thing that everyone uses it for most effectively right out the gate.
If my Twitter feed is any indication, a bunch of fucking hornytoad Incels are going to start making all of their dirtiest dreams come true by generating massive amounts of porn using celebrity images so good that they look very, very real.
As such, I think it might be possible that some sort of legislation that would one demand celebrity approval or compensation may get enacted as well as some sort of watermark requirements. Or, put another away, AI-related regulation is going to start streaming out of Congress far, far sooner than you might think.
We’re just about to reach a tipping point where the current Wild West of AI simply is no longer viable. I say this in the context of the 2024 presidential election cycle beginning to pick up steam. Regulating AI generated celebrity porn will just be the first wave of it all because it’s sexxy and everyone likes to think about porn.