Remember my earlier post “‘Somewhat You Why,’ and Whether Deepfakes are Evil or Good or Both”?
When I posted it, I said:
I debated whether or not I should publish this because it touches upon two controversial topics: U.S. politics, and my proposed sixth factor of authentication.
I eventually decided to share it on the Bredemarket blog but NOT link to it or quote it on my socials.
Well, I’m having the same debate with this post, which is ironic because I learned about the content via the socials. Not that I will identify the source, because it is from someone’s personal Facebook feed.
My earlier post analyzed my assumption that deepfakes are bad. It covered the end of National Science Foundation funding for deepfake research, apparently because deepfakes can be used as a form of First Amendment free speech.
Well, the same issue is appearing at the state level, according to the AP:
X Corp., the social media platform owned by Trump adviser Elon Musk, is challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates, saying it violates First Amendment speech protections.
As I previously noted, this does NOT mean that X believes in a Constitutional right to financially defraud people.
- But do I have a Constitutional right to dummy up a driver’s license for X identity verification?
- Or do I have a Constitutional right to practice my freedom of religion by creating my own biometric-free voter identification card like John Wahl did?
Again, is it all about intent? Somewhat you why?
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