my boyfriend wanted to make an animated greeting featuring our friend group. he used photographs of my best friend to generate a character without asking her first
when he showed me the result, i recognized her face immediately. he said the clip was harmless and private. i told him the fact that the software made it easy didn't replace the need for permission
he asked whether it would have been different if he'd drawn a cartoon by hand. i said we'd still need to think about how she might feel being represented without knowing
he scrapped the version and made a generic illustrated party scene instead. our friend loved it, and nobody had to explain a surprise digital double
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