I am taking as a given people’s revealed and often very strongly stated preference that CSAM images are Very Not Okay even if they are fully AI generated and not based on any individual, to the point of criminality, and that society is going to treat it that way.
I agree that we don’t know that it is actually net harmful—e.g. the studies on video game use and access to adult pornography tend to not show the negative impacts people assume.
I am taking as a given people’s revealed and often very strongly stated preference that CSAM images are Very Not Okay even if they are fully AI generated and not based on any individual, to the point of criminality, and that society is going to treat it that way.
I agree that we don’t know that it is actually net harmful—e.g. the studies on video game use and access to adult pornography tend to not show the negative impacts people assume.