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You don't need AI for this kind of disruption. People have been making fake bomb threats for years. You just have to say it, either directly to the railway/etc. or publicly enough that somebody else will believe it and forward it to them. The difference might be of intent - if you say you planted a bomb on the bridge, you're probably committing a crime, but if you just post a piece of art without context, it's more plausibly deniable.

It's also pretty common in the UK for trains to be delayed just because some passenger accidentally left their bag on the platform. Not even any malicious intent. I was on a train that stopped in a tunnel for that reason once. They're just very vulnerable to any hint of danger.



AI definitely makes it easier and it will happen more often.

You don't need anything for anything. You can do war with long sticks. Turns out guns, planes, and firebombs work better.


AI image generation is already freely available to everyone. Why is it not already happening very often? This is the first case I've even heard of. Seems like you're already proven wrong, unless you're counting on some future change that isn't here yet?


> Why is it not already happening very often?

It is, and it will increase as it becomes more accessible.

> This is the first case I've even heard of.

That's because you're both not paying much attention and this is under-reported.

I would wager maybe a quarter of all content on the internet is bot generated. I'm not the first to propose this.

> Seems like you're already proven wrong, unless you're counting on some future change that isn't here yet?

I kind of am, notably AI both becoming better and more accessible. You're right, it might not.


Exactly. More is different.




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