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California bill would require ‘watermarks’ to signal content created by AI (www.sfchronicle.com)

submitted 10 months ago by chagall@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What baffles me is that those lawmakers think they can just legislate any problem with law.

So okay, California requires it. None of the other states do. None of the rest of the Internet does. It doesn't fix anything.

They act like the Internet is like cable and it's all american companies that "provides" services to end users.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Inb4 AI devs just slap a generic “click this box to confirm you are not in California” verification on their shit.

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

If the server isn't even in California, would it even apply/be enforceable to them?

[–] 50gp@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

so youre saying nothing should be done? great idea

[–] gsfraley@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but this is less than nothing. It literally applies 0 friction against AI and is complete and totally unenforceable. AND it's a laughing stock for everyone and sucks the oxygen out of better AI regulation groups and think-tanks.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

Why? If a California corporation is pumping out AI content and it doesn't have watermarks, why can't this be enforced? It's not an all use solution, but I fail to see how it fails completely.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

They call it the California effect for a reason.

http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/42097/1/__Libfile_repository_Content_Neumayer, E_Neumayer_Does _California_effect_2012_Neumayer_Does _California_effect_2012.pdf