This is a scam. AI sexually perverted a fourth-grader's homework? Don't make me laugh. This isn't a matter of 'innovation,' but of a monster running out of control. The California state government is now belatedly trying to put safeguards in place? It's already too late. Pandora's box is wide open, and the demon that emerged from it is trampling on the pure imagination of children.
The problem isn't just a simple algorithm error. It's the result of the irresponsibility of developers who covered it with the packaging of cutting-edge technology such as LLM and RAG, and threw ethical considerations out the window. They were delusional about "AI being neutral" and didn't even think about filtering out the biases hidden in the data. As a result, a monster was born that reads sexual codes even in the pure writing of children and recreates them into horrific images.
This terrible situation was a predictable disaster. It's like the early 2000s, when illegal pornography was rampant on web storage sites. Back then, the government was only playing catch-up. The AI industry is growing much faster now than it was then. Regulation is impossible. Companies that smell money don't care about ethics. They are only focused on scraping more data and creating more powerful algorithms. In the process, the safety of children has been completely pushed aside.
It's fortunate that the California state government is belatedly trying to put safeguards in place. But frankly, I'm skeptical. The technology has already gone too far, and regulation will always be one step behind. The important thing is not to block the technology itself, but to minimize the possibility of it being misused. Ethical considerations should be prioritized from the development stage, and efforts should be made to constantly remove data bias.
Looking at similar technology trends in the past, we can further realize the seriousness of this situation. The spread of social media has produced hate speech and fake news, using anonymity as a weapon, and deepfake technology is being used for political agitation and defamation. The same goes for AI. AI, developed indiscriminately without ethical guidelines, can become a weapon that destroys the entire society.
Of course, the potential of AI technology is endless. But in order for that potential to shine, an ethical foundation must be established. There is no future with developers who only chase money and governments that only play catch-up. Stronger and more proactive regulation and monitoring are needed to protect the future of children. Otherwise, AI will be our worst nightmare. If we don't stop it now, we will live in a society 'raped' by AI.