OctoML, the engine that powers a16z funded Civitai, thought the images could qualify as “child pornography,” but ultimately decided to keep working with the company anyway, internal Slack chats and other material shows.

While I think this is a bit overblown in sensationalism, any company that allows user generative AI, especially as open as using LoRas and any amount of checkpoints, needs to have very good protection against synthetic CSAM like this. To the best of my knowledge, only the AI Horde has taken this sufficiently seriously until now.

  • starbreaker@kbin.social
    38·
    11 months ago

    Which only further supports my opinion that no programmer should be considered employable until they’ve read and understood Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and understood that they are in Frankenstein’s position.