How AI is revolutionizing the porn industry and everything in between
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and it is changing many industries, especially those in the digital field. The porn industry is not exempt from the "expansion" of machine learning and AI algorithms as the two most important aspects of AI contribute to the production of "never-before-seen" images and videos.
AI in porn is about delivering highly personalized porn content, according to the preferences of its users. Thanks to AI, the cost of producing porn content can also be significantly reduced. However, AI opens a kind of Pandora's box where the ethical implications and social impact of the porn industry will no longer be the same.
AI is sophisticated in that the thoughts of the user can be directly manifested into porn content, thus the sexual stimulation provided is not generalized but personalized.
One example of the use of AI in porn is an NSFW AI user creating his own porn characters based on his idolized girls, who in the real world are unlikely to "get into" the porn industry. So let's say James idolizes a diva and he wants to create a new porn character in the image of that diva. A Mariah Carey can be turned into a voluptuous porn character. She can be turned into a character who likes to get naked and have sex with several men at once!
That's more or less how it would look like...
What are the repercussions?
The repercussions can vary but the easiest to guess is that women who are made into porn characters will feel wronged and they can be perceived as acting in a porn scene or movie. It's a deepfake and will have serious social repercussions and ethical and privacy violations. Not to mention if we consider the possibility of widespread child pornography.
The use of AI in the porn industry can also have implications for labor issues and copyright infringement. Of course, users will always benefit but for content creators, their role will be eroded in ways they never imagined. Thanks to AI tools like NFSW AI, anyone can become a content creator, and if we are in a world where anyone can become a content creator then which content is valuable? Of course, there will always be differences in quality even among users of AI tools but in general, the value of circulating porn content will drop drastically.
The use of AI in the porn industry can perhaps be compared to the use of chatbots like ChatGPT in the world of SEO. Yes, blog writers will always exist but their numbers and earning potential will undoubtedly plummet. That's roughly what happens in the porn industry. While users (consumers) benefit, content creators tend to lose out.
Another perspective
However, the development of technology cannot be prevented and everyone has to adapt, including porn creators. They can't just use AI tools to generate pornographic images or videos and expect to sell them at high prices. That will be difficult, so they must learn prompt techniques to differentiate their works from other generic works.
On the other hand, not all porn viewers will always use these AI tools. In fact, there are more people who don't want to think about using the tools, whatever they are, before enjoying porn. Most of them have a simple desire; to search for their favorite porn content with certain keywords and masturbate. Nothing more and nothing less!
So in general it can be concluded that AI tools have more advantages than disadvantages for the global porn industry as it makes it easier for content creators and "regular users" to create more personalized content without sacrificing their creativity. But it must be realized that the overuse of AI, in any field, will not end well.