• Nate Cox@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    The deepfake puts it into murky waters for me.

    If you have an actor who is obviously not the person represented saying a bunch of stupid and mean shit, I’ll defend your right to do it while also calling you a worthless piece of shit for thinking something so mean and petty is funny. This is basically the MadTV model and it has a right to exist for sure.

    Deepfakes feel different. The ridiculous realism casts it in a light that feels a lot more like misinformation, which I do not believe is defensible, in the same way yelling fire in a crowded theater isn’t defensible.

    I’m not saying it should be banned, but I guess I’m more open to like a serious and healthy debate over it.