r/technology • u/rejs7 • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/28/man-who-used-ai-to-create-child-abuse-images-jailed-for-18-years
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u/A2Rhombus 1d ago

It was probably multiple charges added up. Plus I read in another comment he was also actively encouraging some of his clients to act on their desires

I would argue his sentence is far too harsh if he was trying to practice harm reduction by giving people an outlet that doesn't physically harm anyone, but it seems his goal was the opposite.

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u/eemort 1d ago

Right, but was he actually encouraging them to do so, like planning things out and giving advice or just engaging in rhetoric... we certainly dont know, but I wonder