Generating blackmail is not illegal, using it to blackmail someone is. Generating libel is not illegal, publishing it publicly is not illegal either although you can be sued over it.
Generating worms and computer viruses is not illegal last I checked, but disseminating them is.
My point is that generating is not illegal but sending is. Your whole point hinges on legality, so the distinction between legal and illegal seems pretty key.
Its amazing how biased that source is and how much it buried the lede. They were arrested for participating in a riot where someone attempted to murder a police officer. That's not just someone criticizing ICE on social media. If it was, half the posters in any political thread on HN would already be arrested.
Blackmail, incitement, libel, and basically anything that comes up if you search "computer crimes".
Generating blackmail is not illegal, using it to blackmail someone is. Generating libel is not illegal, publishing it publicly is not illegal either although you can be sued over it.
Generating worms and computer viruses is not illegal last I checked, but disseminating them is.
LLMs have been able to make the leap between generating and sending for years now. I'm not sure what your point is.
My point is that generating is not illegal but sending is. Your whole point hinges on legality, so the distinction between legal and illegal seems pretty key.
Text for pamphlets criticizing the ICE?
That's not illegal in any way.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/...
Legality was never ICE's strong suit.
Its amazing how biased that source is and how much it buried the lede. They were arrested for participating in a riot where someone attempted to murder a police officer. That's not just someone criticizing ICE on social media. If it was, half the posters in any political thread on HN would already be arrested.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted...