I think it’s best that it be illegal so that we can at least have a reactive response to the problem. If someone abuses someone else by creating simulated pornography (by any means), we should have a crime to charge them with.

You can’t target the technology, or stop people from using AI to do perverted things, but if they get caught, we should at least respond to the problem.

I don’t know what a proactive response to this issue looks like. Maybe better public education and a culture that encourages more respect for others?