The Ethics of Using Stable Diffusion in Marketing

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My ethical question comes down to using stable diffusion. I train the model on my face and likeness, my mannerisms, my pose, and insert myself into fictional scenarios that mirror what I'm doing for my job. At what point is it unethical? Kate: This is a situation like many situations in tech where there's an easier analog approach. Like does Dan have friends? Can he invite his friends over for a photo shoot? And can they just go through his coaching routine with him and take photos?

A few days after a lawyer used ChatGPT to write a brief filled with made-up cases, a group of A.I. experts released a letter warning of the “risk of extinction” from the technology. But will A.I. ever be good enough to pose such a threat?

Then, FAANG is now MAAAN, with the addition of Nvidia. Here’s how the GPU company became a trillion-dollar behemoth.

Plus: Kevin, Casey and the New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger answer Hard Questions from listeners.

Today’s Guest:

Kate Conger is a technology reporter in the San Francisco bureau of The New York Times.

Additional Reading:

A lawyer used ChatGPT the same week that A.I. leaders released a 22-word statement about the existential risk A.I. poses to humanity.
The chip company Nvidia hit a $1 trillion market cap, powered by A.I. demand.
The podcast “Acquired” did a two-part series on the history of Nvidia.