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Man who videotaped himself BASE jumping in Yosemite arrested, says it was AI

submitted by haramb+(OP) on 2026-02-06 19:20:53 | 54 points 89 comments
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14. gabrie+77[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 19:59:07
>>vbezhe+m6
Isn't that similar to this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Authenticity_Initiativ...

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15. tredre+87[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 19:59:10
>>RobotT+V5
Because it's very dangerous and first responders access in national parks isn't always easy. You can obtain a permit to do it, however, see this memo that summarizes the current situation:

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/policy/upload/NPS_Guidance_Memo...

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36. Der_Ei+h9[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 20:10:20
>>tredre+87
Maybe just refuse to try to help them? Why can't we let people win darwin awards anymore instead of criminalizing it? The people doing this are adrenaline junkies who often would LOVE to die this way if they had to. That's why they are doing it.

For similar reasons, suicide should not be criminalized. Yes I am serious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_die

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50. nerdsn+7a[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 20:14:37
>>eqvino+F7
Ideally, the keys would be per-manufacturer, like HDCP or (DVD-)CSS. Personally I don't think I'd love the idea of any kind of attestation like this, but if TPTB did implement it, I'd prefer a key per-manufacturer rather than each unit having its own unique signing key. We do have precedent, in the form of printer tracking dots, which were kept 'secret' from the public for 20 years. [0]

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

56. zamada+pb[view] [source] 2026-02-06 20:23:07
>>haramb+(OP)
https://archive.is/tfznK
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62. Sunshi+mh[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 20:56:55
>>simonw+S7
True, and I agree with you on it not being AI, however, the burden is on the prosecution to prove guilt, not for a defendant to prove innocence.

But you are correct, if it was in fact AI, showing how he (or someone else) made it at the time would certainly help get him off the hook.

Guy could've probably picked a better place to base jump anyway, national parks are notorious for having a billion laws that don't really exist anywhere else.

You can't even take your cat white river rafting on the grand canyon >:( https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/36/7.4

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73. Dyslex+bx[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 22:28:37
>>simonw+S7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(law)
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75. base69+wA[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-06 22:48:10
>>tredre+87
The legal history is a bit more complex. TLDR: assholes that were BASE jumping in Yosemite in the early 1980s did things like throw burning barrels off the top of El Capitan and take trucks on trails not designed for vehicle traffic.

Comparing the number of BASE jumpers (small thousands) and the number of hikers and climbers (millions) BASE jumpers just can't have the political influence for access.

Random note, Brendan Weinstein who posted here on occasion recently died BASE jumping: https://www.reddit.com/r/SkyDiving/comments/1q6n7v2/brendan_...

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