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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm confused, can't literally anyone just generate an AI selfie to submit for the censorship?

A couple news cycles ago was just talking about how AI video and image generation has progressed so far that it is really difficult for any system to tell it is AI in some cases. This seems like the perfect usecase for that.

Or does it need to link to a real person ID or something?

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Selfie doesn't work, you need to turn your head left and right to follow instructions.

But yeah, there's a bunch of avatars that will bypass it

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

GMod apparently works lol

[–] Vreyan31@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

The simplist answer is that this guy could buy some high-coverage foundation and a make-up sponge. He could change his appearance in other ways too if he likes - get a wig, fake nose, etc.

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In the US you submit your ID, no face scan that im aware of (yet).

In states that have started this requirement (at least in Virginia), they do have ID as an option, but the default is a face scan. I don’t think an ID is better. In fact, it’s even more personal information being exposed.

I don’t know the technical terms, but my internet provider sometimes routes my internet through Virginia, and even though I live in Wisconsin, I’m forced to adhere to Virginia law online because of it. It’s very annoying. I