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[–] badbytes 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If an underage AI character, is portrayed in say a movie or games, is that wrong? Seems like a very slippery slope.

[–] General_Effort 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There have been controversies about that sort of thing.

I know the Oscar-winning movie The Tin Drum as an example. The book by Günter Grass is a very serious, highly celebrated piece of German post-war literature. It takes place around WW2. The protagonist has the mind of an adult in the body of a child. I guess the idea is that he is the other way around from most people?

The movie was banned in Ontario and Oklahoma, for a time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tin_Drum_(film)#Censorship

With European societies shifting right, I doubt such a movie could be made today, but we aren't at a point where it would be outright illegal.

[–] badbytes 1 points 1 day ago

Good to have data points as reference points to at least guide the discussion.