US lawmakers weigh-in on deepfakes after explicit Taylor Swift images are shared online

[GoldenGoat]

An intelligent society with experts, those with intimate familiarity with a topic and conscientious people get to decide that. That's how it works. And claiming that we can never know anything, ever, so don't decide what the truth is the biggest forms of gaslighting there is. This is how propagandists in totalitarian countries gained a foothold and establish their false truths. First you argue that truth and reality is such a hazy, confusing thing because it's all subjective. Then you introduce murder, mayhem and distorted points of view, based on the logic that no one has the right to object to or contradict anything because all truth is either subjective or unknowable.



A slippery slope is an illogical fallacy. Not only that, there could never been such a thing as a slippery slope in a democracy, because everything can be reversed. We could never reach a point where if we put X in motion, it will be a done deal and there will be nothing we can do about it. That's not how a rational, thinking democracy works.

That approach didn't work out too good for Nicolaus Copernicus.

 

[atomicgirl]

Get a refund.

This is not a proper response to an argument in an ethical and political debate about what should be done about deep fakes using someone's image without their permission. Take a debating class and come back when you can not only address what someone said but make a sound, cogent counter-argument.

Telling me to "get a refund" doesn't support your argument about whether or not something legally should be done about deepfakes using people's likeness without their permission. Stick to the topic.

 

[RandomWAN]

It's because women is most under society pressure not man.

No they're not.

This is not a proper response to an argument in an ethical and political debate about what should be done about deep fakes using someone's image without their permission. Take a debating class and come back when you can not only address what someone said but make a sound, cogent counter-argument.

Telling me to "get a refund" doesn't support your argument about whether or not something legally should be done about deepfakes using people's likeness without their permission. Stick to the topic.

I was responding to your statement about studying political science and philosphy in college and not any statements regarding the deepfakes. For those intelligent enough to read between the lines, it was a commentary on whatever studying/education you received at college was a waste of money, not to mention time, so you should seek a refund since you were scammed.

 

[passwordistaco]

A slippery slope is an illogical fallacy. Not only that, there could never been such a thing as a slippery slope in a democracy, because everything can be reversed. We could never reach a point where if we put X in motion, it will be a done deal and there will be nothing we can do about it. That's not how a rational, thinking democracy works.

Tell that to the Federal Reserve.

 

[MyIOnU]

Funny how it happens to many average people, but they don't care. The minute it happens to a celebrity, they all jump like on fire.

 

[erickmendes]

No they're not.

Our society is opressive against everyone, the only difference is how much it's opressive against each group. Even we "caucasian males" suffer opression, but other groups suffer a lot more.

Or you believe we live in a equalitarian society? ...

 

[atomicgirl]

I was responding to your statement about studying political science and philosphy in college and not any statements regarding the deepfakes. For those intelligent enough to read between the lines, it was a commentary on whatever studying/education you received at college was a waste of money, not to mention time, so you should seek a refund since you were scammed.

You don't know whether I was scammed, because you said that as an insult, not as a statement of fact. You said that to get a rise out of me and to deflect from the discussion.

That's neither here nor there. One of the reasons why some people will always be sitting on the sidelines reacting helplessly with rage online and starting meaningless arguments with others is that people who actually have familiarity with ethical and political issues and are also politically active offline are the ones that will get things done in the Real World. There's a reason why deepfakes are getting the attention of lawmakers, and something will be done about them no matter how many insults you and everyone else lob at your detractors here. People who want something done about it aren't wasting time on forums trying to show off how clever they are with sarcasm and casual insults. They're making compelling arguments in mainstream media and to lawmakers. The reason why they're able to make compelling arguments is that they learned about politics and ethics outside of Wikipedia and Reddit.

 

[lonetac]

Do you realy think that most people have "critical thinking skills" and also knowledge to make a right judment about what is fake information and what is a fact? ... There's people that believe the flat earth "theory"...

right, I read his comment and thought wow, this is why we lost.

Everyone now days thinks they are a international scholar, a global renowned virologist, a dr, a scientist, an astronaut all because they googled something.

 

[Jon Heil]

Laugh, got to love too many who need so much attention and always crying if they dont get it, well guess AI let them have it

 

[Mark Fuller]

Where is the toothless fang philosophy of the FCC or the rest of the Federal Government in all of this?