The adult industry is grappling with the expanding influence of artificial intelligence, prompting a collective of professionals to advocate for their inclusion in EU regulatory discussions while content creators increasingly adopt AI tools to manage their workloads.

Advocacy for AI Regulation Inclusion

A coalition of sex industry professionals and advocates recently issued an open letter to EU regulators, asserting that their perspectives are being overlooked in critical discussions concerning the policing of AI technology. This group, which includes sex workers, erotic filmmakers, sex tech enterprises, and sex educators, urged the European Commission to incorporate their input into future negotiations shaping AI regulations. The letter, seen by WIRED, highlights what the Open Mind AI initiative describes as a "critical gap" in current AI regulation discussions.

The Open Mind AI initiative is coordinated by individuals who state that the current discussion strategy risks excluding first-hand perspectives on adult content and could lead to overregulation of an already marginalized community. Among the participants in this initiative are erotic filmmaker Erika Lust’s company and the European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance campaign group.

Ana Ornelas, a Berlin-based erotic author and educator known by the pseudonym Pimenta Cítrica, is one of the leaders of the Open Mind AI initiative. Ornelas noted that AI is evolving daily, with new developments emerging constantly, and that it is "natural that people will turn to this new technology to satisfy their fantasies." However, Ornelas also identified deepfakes as a significant AI threat, stating that 96 percent of them feature nonconsensual "porn," predominantly of women and girls. Ornelas described this as "extremely harmful" to those targeted, as well as to porn performers, calling it "a threat both to their human integrity and their livelihood." Ornelas added that "the way the landscape is posed, adult content creators, sex workers, and educators are getting the shorter end of the stick."

AI Tools for Content Creation and Efficiency

In the contemporary creator-centric adult industry, performers are increasingly responsible for a range of tasks that were once handled by studios. These responsibilities include on-camera work, scripting, editing, marketing, and ongoing fan interaction. To manage this growing workload and maintain subscriber engagement, many creators are adopting AI tools.

Todd Cochrane, host of "Geek News Central," discussed the impact of AI tools in the adult content creation industry. Cochrane noted that creators are utilizing both mainstream large language models, such as ChatGPT, and niche solutions like GPTease. These tools are employed to draft scripts, automate responses, plan shoots, and even assist with pricing custom content. While AI can enhance efficiency and revenue potential for creators, some remain cautious about the implications of over-automating client interactions and the broader effects on the industry.

Key Facts

  • A group of sex industry professionals and advocates sent an open letter to EU regulators regarding AI technology.
  • The Open Mind AI initiative, including Erika Lust’s company and the European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance, aims to address a "critical gap" in AI regulation discussions.
  • Ana Ornelas, an erotic author and educator, highlighted deepfakes as a major AI threat, with 96% featuring nonconsensual "porn."
  • Adult content creators are using AI tools like ChatGPT and GPTease for tasks such as scripting, editing, marketing, and fan interaction.
  • AI tools are being used to boost efficiency and revenue potential for creators in the adult industry.