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Thingiverse uses AI to block production of ghost guns (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

It should be noted that Thingiverse’s policy is against “firearms” and not guns in general. The company has no problem with replica props, airsoft guns, sci-fi blaster toys, or gun-like objects that shoot candy.

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“AI will be used only to flag potentially harmful designs, but a human will always be the one to decide if something should be removed,” Chapman told Tom’s Hardware. If a file is removed from Thingiverse, it will be removed by a person, not a machine.

This was my biggest worry, otherwise I see 99% of removed files just being cosplay props

[–] hansolo 12 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

So, my potato "launcher" design would be...OK?

[–] ouRKaoS 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can it launch a 40mm... "potato"?

[–] hansolo 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's made from PVC, so whatever a 2" potato would be. 52mm?

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