South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country's courts

https://sh.itjust.works/post/6220815

South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country's courts - sh.itjust.works

So this does bring up an interesting point that I haven’t thought about - is it the depiction that matters, or is it the actual content that matters?

Consider the Catholic schoolgirl trope - if someone of legal age is depicted as being much younger, should that be treated in the same way as this case? This case is arguing that the depiction is what matters, instead of who is actually harmed.

How I see it: creating fake child porn makes it harder for authorities to find the real ones.
That’s a good point. On the flip side, I remember there was a big deal about trying to flood the rhino horn market with fakes a few years ago. I can’t find anything on how that went, but I wonder if it could have that effect as well.