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Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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I don't think you need to prove reputational harm. Here[0] it states that you can bring a civil suit and only need to prove that: >The defendant shared an intimate image of you without your consent, and >The defendant knew that you did not consent, or recklessly disregarded whether or not you consented. [0] https://www.justice.gov/atj/sharing-intimate-images-without-...

Depends what an "image of you" is then. If I draw a stick figure and label it "tokai", is that an image of you?

Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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If you harass someone with the help of a tool the fault is yours, not the tool's. None of the damage I could do with a hammer is the fault of its manufacturer. Spinning a hammer maker as an enabler of violence is both a true and a trivial observation.

A better analogy would be "remotely swing a hammer as a service". You can't build something like that and act shocked when a significant fraction of your users use it to harm people instead of driving nails, and you certainly shoulder a large fraction of the responsibility.

Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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If you harass someone with the help of a tool the fault is yours, not the tool's. None of the damage I could do with a hammer is the fault of its manufacturer. Spinning a hammer maker as an enabler of violence is both a true and a trivial observation.

Yes except in this case you can't see who is "swinging the hammer" bc they're hiding on the internet

Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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depressing but also incredibly unsurprising. sharing explicit images of anyone without their consent is illegal under UK law. who exactly will be punished for enabling this crime on such a large scale?

There is upcoming legislation planned for this. It will (hopefully) make the tool creators criminally liable. That’s the plan anyway. I am sure it’ll be watered down massively.

Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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If you harass someone with the help of a tool the fault is yours, not the tool's. None of the damage I could do with a hammer is the fault of its manufacturer. Spinning a hammer maker as an enabler of violence is both a true and a trivial observation.

It is both common and uncontroversial to put restrictions on using certain tools in certain situations for safety reasons, especially in public and crowded places: you can't bring a hammer to a concert.

As the provider of a public place, X ought to take certain measures to ensure public safety on its premises. Of course, deciding what is and in not tolerable is the crux of the issue, and is far from trivial.

Re: Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

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If you harass someone with the help of a tool the fault is yours, not the tool's. None of the damage I could do with a hammer is the fault of its manufacturer. Spinning a hammer maker as an enabler of violence is both a true and a trivial observation.

I see no reason the fault can’t be both parties’ here
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