Also, while we're at it, reform the DMCA to disallow automated copyright related takedown requests without some sort of human reviewing it at the other end. It's been abused to hell and back by big business.

Itch.io shared on hackernews that they apparently sent a report for fraud and phishing, not copyright infringement. So sounds like funko was abusing the system even if automated copyright claims weren't a thing.

If lawmakers would simply make the entity responsible for the operation of these AI powered tools be fully liable for every decision that it makes, right or wrong, this kind of nonsense would vanish overnight.

They are? AI isn't some autonomous entity with its own legal rights and responsibilities.

The problem is that these actions aren't illegal. This is all a civil issue, and yeah, hopefully itch.io puts a hurt on Brand Shield but I doubt it.

If you think about it, until now there’s been an u spoken, automatic limit on all government activity because some person has to actually implement all government activity.

That’s been, through all of history, at least some kind of filter on the actions government would take.

(I’m using the term “government” ultra loosely, since in this case it’s a private entity implementing policy; “government” as in an authority who can halt a person’s operations as they see fit. “Government” in the same way management or command structure or the principal’s office is like a “government” in its little realm of operation).

Up until now, government has to be done by people. But AI makes it easy to do tons of activity, which can have a larger disruptive impact.