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Fun question
Original Content | 7/22/2026 | By Laz A. Mataz

Posted on 07/22/2026 5:48:28 AM PDT by Lazamataz

Background: Just saw an AI vid in which two talking chimps in a car beat up a Maine Senatorial candidate.

Question: Do you think AI vids with violence will eventually end up as prosecutable events? "Battery by artificial intelligence in the First Degree, Class A Felony", GA Code § 16-5-23.6


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: lancelotlink; maine

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Fun question for a Wednesday...
1 posted on 07/22/2026 5:48:28 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Lazamataz

Lots of funny talking animal AI videos out there . It is obvious to most people , at least, that it is all fiction. Bugs Bunny was fun but I wouldn’t expect a real rabbit to do anything but tear up my garden.


2 posted on 07/22/2026 5:54:51 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Lazamataz

LOL! The maker of the vids will be charged. The chimps will go free.


3 posted on 07/22/2026 5:57:54 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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4 posted on 07/22/2026 5:58:27 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: Lazamataz

Better have the police put a tail on the perps.


5 posted on 07/22/2026 5:59:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Lazamataz

Say, this IS fun!


6 posted on 07/22/2026 5:59:43 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Lazamataz

could have a lot of fun swapping out the chimp faces with facefusion!!


7 posted on 07/22/2026 5:59:59 AM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: Sirius Lee

Said one of the AIs beating up the candidate.


8 posted on 07/22/2026 6:00:10 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Lazamataz

It’ll probably start in the UK, Ireland, of Germany. Canada, California, or New York. It’ll spread from there. Say around 2032.

Best estimate.


9 posted on 07/22/2026 6:05:50 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Lazamataz

Are you logged in?


10 posted on 07/22/2026 6:14:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Lazamataz

I think the legal question is whether you can show, and thus promote, violence against a real person, even if they are a public figure.

I mean, you can attack people who are public figures to a higher degree than private citizens in the media, because precedent has been set to suggest that when you enter the public arena, you have to expect a higher degree of criticism and libel/slander has a higher bar.

In fictional media, as ridiculous as the violence gets, the victims are characters, so while it seems fairly egregious how much some ‘artistic’ works seem to celebrate (and promote?) violence these days, it cannot be claimed that you are promoting violence against specific individuals.


11 posted on 07/22/2026 6:17:46 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Lazamataz

No, but it will be a misdemeanor - misuse of electrons.

CC


12 posted on 07/22/2026 6:23:51 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Lazamataz

Are you talking two literal chimps, or the figurative “kind?”


13 posted on 07/22/2026 6:32:26 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: Lazamataz
If you think about it, this is just the current evolution of political cartoons, which have been around forever.

Many of which have depicted violence toward politicians, and I don't think there have been any prosecutions, at least not here in the USA.

14 posted on 07/22/2026 6:32:55 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: Lazamataz
Was it the candidate pretending to be a woman who said he needs tampons for his rectal periods?

CrazyPills

15 posted on 07/22/2026 6:38:14 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (imagines a world where sanity is the norm.)
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To: fwdude

Literal chimps.


16 posted on 07/22/2026 6:44:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The quickest and easiest way to untold riches is to be elected to national office.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Misdemeanor? The more I miss, da meaner I get.


17 posted on 07/22/2026 6:45:30 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The quickest and easiest way to untold riches is to be elected to national office.)
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To: OldHarbor

“The Castafiore Emerald”

The day the parrot arrives.


18 posted on 07/22/2026 6:45:34 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Lazamataz

More likely an AI model becomes sentient and goes rogue taking over a utility and demanding ransom.


19 posted on 07/22/2026 6:49:18 AM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: Lazamataz

Why would anyone want to watch stuff like that?

Our politics aren’t about selecting the best person for a government job but about animals attacking a political opponent?


20 posted on 07/22/2026 6:55:06 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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