There is also the angle of generated CSAM looking real adding difficulty in prosecuting real CSAM producers.

Machine learning and LLMs isn’t the only way to do AI though. (though your second point I do kinda agree with)

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Say that to the library of Alexandria.

Anything that looks realistic should be illegal if you ask me as otherwise it would become harder to prosecuting real child porn. “Oh that picture is just modified with AI” could be hard to dissprove…