Federal appeals court says First Amendment protects possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse images
- On Tuesday, Seventh Circuit Judge John Lee ruled that federal law is unconstitutional as applied to Steven Anderegg because the images involved AI-generated depictions rather than real children.
- The court concluded that Supreme Court precedent in Free Speech Coalition controls this case, since AI-generated CSAM is virtually indistinguishable from material created through abuse, yet the statute requires depicting actual children.
- Judge Lee wrote a concurring opinion to note that given rapid artificial intelligence advancements, the Supreme Court should provide guidance on the First Amendment and virtual CSAM intersection.
- Justice Thomas previously forecasted that technology may evolve to the point where the government cannot prove certain pornographic images are of real children, complicating enforcement.
- Researchers found that a major dataset used for training image-generating AI contained hundreds of actual CSAM images, complicating the government's objective of surpassing importance in preventing child exploitation.
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US appeals court rules man cannot be prosecuted for possessing AI-generated child porn
A US appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a possession charge against a Wisconsin man accused of creating and privately storing AI-generated images depicting child sexual abuse. Separate allegations involving production, distribution and sending images to a minor remain pending.
Federal Court Rules AI-Generated Child Abuse Images Protected by First Amendment
A Wisconsin man facing charges for creating thousands of AI-generated images depicting child sexual abuse just caught a major legal break that could have chilling implications for how courts handle this emerging technology. The post Federal Court Rules AI-Generated Child Abuse Images Protected by First Amendment appeared first on American Faith.
OMG! Obama Judge Rules Possession of AI-Generated Child Pornography Is Legal * The Gateway Pundit * by Ben Kew
A federal appeals court has ruled that the private possession of AI-generated child pornography is protected by the First Amendment, so long as no real child was involved in creating the images. The post OMG! Obama Judge Rules Possession of AI-Generated Child Pornography Is Legal appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Silicon Sickos: Appeals Court Rules It Is Legal to Possess AI-Generated Child Porn at Home
A federal appeals court says it had no choice but to protect the in-home possession of AI-generated child pornography because of a 2002 Supreme Court ruling, even as judges warned that modern technology has blurred the legal lines drawn nearly 25 years ago. The post Silicon Sickos: Appeals Court Rules It Is Legal to Possess AI-Generated Child Porn at Home appeared first on Breitbart.
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