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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 03:47:22 JST Rich Felker

   Goal is simple: bypassing verification without submitting to handing over ID or real biometrics.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 04:50:44 JST Rich Felker

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     • John Breen

     @jab01701mid Huh? At doing what? Making a mask for you instead of, like, buying one for $20?

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     John Breen (jab01701mid@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 04:50:45 JST John Breen

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     @dalias It's a horrible idea, but I bet the GEN AI machines would be really good at that sort of thing.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 05:52:19 JST Rich Felker

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     • John Breen

     @jab01701mid The idea that "AI" has anything to do with that is utterly bonkers. The hard parts are wiring up the fake camera and synchronization/control, not generating a realistic image. We have deterministic 3D engines for that already. The "AI could do that" go-to is so utterly brain-rotting.

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     John Breen (jab01701mid@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 05:52:20 JST John Breen

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     @dalias If that works, great. I've done some video things in my past. What I'm thinking of is a separate screen showing a generated video of "you" at whatever age you want to show.

     But my ideas gain little traction unless I build one, and since I'm not prepared to do that today, nevermind.

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     John Breen (jab01701mid@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 06:10:13 JST John Breen

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     @dalias So I don't want to get dragged into the "what is under the AI umbrella" controversy. If you can't figure it out, I mean that there is software that can generate a video of you at any age. You probably don't need "AI". Just whatever generates deepfake porn videos or whatever.

     No, it's not "bonkers"...it's the imprecison of commonly used terms.

     But sure, try a mask. Or a deterministic 3D engine. That's the idea.

     Brain rot is for people who do not use their brains. I'm exempt.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jul-2026 06:10:13 JST Rich Felker

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     • John Breen

     RE: https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/116661209107448985

     @jab01701mid "Video of you at any age" is the opposite of the goal. It would still be identifying. The goal is "anything that passes the garbage evaluation that's not linked to the real person's appearance".

     Regarding exemption, no. See: