> This is a good way to regulate this. Criminalize people who abuse AI tools to cause harm.

In same way as is done so successfully with guns, speeding automobiles, etc?

These things are capable of inferring photorealistic av deepfakes; with a well drafted law they're more than capable of inferring if what they are being asked to is illegal.

It makes zero sense to wait for the poop to hit the fan and then waste taxes investigating the illegality, punishing criminals, and dealing with impact on victims when it can stopped at source.