brianpeiris

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.

You're saying that EO's are not policy?

I think it's nice that many Americans don't want what Trump wants. I think it's unfortunate that in this case it doesn't actually have an effect because the policy will be acted upon anyway.

I was giving an example of regulation that has an effect on open source AI

I 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.

Do you think that regulations have no effect on open source AI?

Very similar to crypto, the AI hype is sustained by some future promise that never comes true.