Minnesota bans fake AI genitalia; the programmers are at risk of $500K

“Today, we led the world in protecting women, children, and everyone in society from the evils brought about by AI technology,” said Maye Quade. “Companies that make this technology freely available online and in app stores will no longer allow criminals to prey on adults and children at the click of a button.”

Celebrating the passing of the law, Ms. Quade thanked the “survivors who implemented the law.”

“They have shared their story in committee, with the media, and with the law in a respectful and courageous manner,” he said. “Their energy, wisdom, and advocacy is why we passed this law today. They have been focused on passing this law so that what happened to them never happens again to any Minnesotan.”

Long CNBC report Last September he revealed how a group of friends in Minnesota first learned that a close friend was making fake genitals of many women. The man apologized, but apparently it didn’t help identify all the victims. There was no evidence that he had ever shared the images, so laws like the Take It Down Act did not apply, and proving that the person had malicious intent made him liable to punishment under the pornographic retaliation laws, 19th News reported. Fearing that there was no way to ensure that the images did not leave her computer and there was no way to stop the man from continuing to make fake genitals, the women joined Maye Quade in advancing legislation to stop the problem at its source.

One of the Minnesota women involved, Molly Kelley, told 19th News that she dedicated two years of her life to “finding a solution to the problem that was created, which is on the environment.”

“These images don’t exist without third-party input and some kind of machine learning,” Kelley said.

However, even if Walz signs the law, controversies remain that could prevent enforcement.

Kelley told 19th News that he’s confident the law can overcome legal challenges, if any U.S. companies want to ban it, but enforcing laws to ban software developers in other countries would be difficult, if not impossible, for one country. In particular, the service used to target the Minnesota women, DeepSwap, is operated overseas, sometimes using buses in Hong Kong and Dublin, CNBC reported. It is expected that the government is struggling to control foreign programs and that is why a government ban would be good, News 19 said.