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Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2026
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This is the pretext for taking away individual's rights to general computing -- because once all the providers have guard rails and are locked out, individual users with local hardware are the last source for 'illegal content'. "We have to scan everything you do on your local computer, or you could be doing something we don't approve of". https://lemmy.world/post/52743759 <-- see this story up on the front page just now. She (foolishly) thought her prompts in OpenAI were private to her, and now she's charged with "sending a threat in a way that others can read" -- we won't be able to use our computers for private diaries or planning anymore the more they get locked down to only 'approved' data and programs.
And remember, it starts with CSAM, and then it moves on to "illegal content", then "terrorist content" -- and how many times has the Trump said "if you are against the president and the laws I'm enforcing, you must be a terrorist?" ....
Sorry, what? The other side of this coin is not regulating companies like OpenAI and them using their enormous level of influence to push whatever they want. When a large part of the population uses these platforms, and any (political) query always gets replied to with an answer that fits what they want to achieve, what happens?
The potential power these AI companies hold is horrifying. They absolutely should be regulated.
The Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse - terrorists, pedophiles, drug dealers, and money launderers
But enough about the president...
No it isn't.