Recently you’ve no doubt heard a lot of opinions and thoughts on the role of Artificial Intelligence in various fields and careers. Writers and Actors in Hollywood are striking over the use of AI in creative work like television and movies, specifically for writers against the use of AI to create scripts and actors against using AI to use their image to create endless derivative works (all for no additional money, to add insult to injury.) The uses of AI in creative work and in porn are already well known, with apps designed to create nude images based on fully clothed images you’ve uploaded, and voice resampling apps that can make any voice say literally anything. And since we know humans will absolutely use any creative tool you hand them to be naughty, we even already have an Artificial Girlfriend being subverted for dirty talk! What is the role of Artificial Intelligence in Sex Work? Our podcast hosts have opinions about this, and you should listen and learn!
The Weekly Hot Spot brings in guest commentator Alice Little to talk about AI in Sex Work.
Mistresses Olivia and Erika are the hosts of the Weekly Hot Spot, and they bring their brand of sexy irreverence and deep intelligence to everything they do. With guest Alice Little, a Legal Sex Worker, Sex Educator, and Intimacy Expert, they delved into questions of Artificial Intelligence and Sex Work, from the point of view of Sex Workers affected and affected by the use of AI! What follows is a riveting half-hour discussion on the use of AI (or, as it’s becoming known in the creative world, plagiarism software) in erotic fields, and the need to set strong boundaries now around the sometimes unethical and illegal uses of this technology. Give a listen to How Will AI Change the Adult Industry and then leave a comment about your thoughts!
Whore School with Ms. Harper also touched on Artificial Intelligence in Sex Work!
The Whore School format is a little more loose, and runs for an hour, with active commentary from the live audience in the Community Kink chatroom during the broadcast. Nonetheless, Ms. Harper delved into what AI actually is, how it works, and how it could be used in Sex Work. And why it won’t be used in any content creation going forward! Touching on the ethical concerns with the use of Artificial Intelligence in Sex Work, the main conclusion drawn was that unless that use was under the creative control of the individuals featured in the output, any use of AI to simulate other people in erotic or intimate situations is unethical, subverts consent, and is just plain wrong. At the end, I, Harper, ask that listeners and fans going forward NOT use my voice, image, or writing in any AI training. Listen to Episode 357 AI and Sex Work and let me know what you think.
There’s even a company-wide stance on AI.
As you know, Mistresses Erika, Olivia, and I all take calls and sessions for distance domination and phone sex through LDW Group. As a result of the intrusion of AI into sex work, our company has directed and instructed all Mistresses to NOT use any AI for content creation. No bios, no essays, no blog posts, no audio scripts, nothing at all is to be created with the use of AI. The reason for this has very little to do with ethical or legal concerns, which may surprise you. Instead, the reason we’re directed away from the use of this technology is that everything created with AI winds up rather bland. Boring, even. The style of something created with AI sounds like corporate marketing speak, with a thin veneer of Standard American English best practices on top. None of it is distinctive, interesting, or surprising. And for the kind of high-end sexual experiences and interactions you may be wanting from us, AI is the opposite of what we are! We are distinctive, interesting, and yes, surprising. That’s what makes us so damn good.
So, AI in sex work?
Nah. None of the content you’ll find on any of our platforms will ever be created by or with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Every bit of what we present for you has been crafted by individual human hands and minds and will bear the unique and indelible stamp of our own distinctive voices. And we do ask that fans of us not make use of AI to take over that content creation from us. If you really want an audio clip of your favorite Mistress saying specific phrases, you can pay her directly to make something for you. We’ll happily write for you, record all sorts of dirty phrases for you, and we’ll even add sound effects! Skip the unethical AI pipeline and buy your erotic content right from the source.
Your Definitely NOT a robot Mistress, Harper
Hi Ms Harper!
Wow, some very poignant points you make! These are interesting times, indeed, when it comes to technology! Where we will wind up? Time will tell.
Thanks for this thoughtful review! I wonder what our fans think?
Sound off!
Yeah, let’s leave AI out of sex work and let the robot vacuums continue mopping the floors… or will that be my job when i’m locked in chastity?
Here here!
@Mistress Erika: I think the podcasts make the points very clearly, and I do hope our fans listen to them; AI could be very useful for creating a lot of content very quickly, but that content tends to be less than stellar and a little bit blase. Two things that we very much are NOT!
@enchantrxbator: no need for a robotic vacuum when we have you! You’ll sweep, mop, and even do windows, and I already know you won’t miss any corners.
@mary fae: I’m glad you agree! <3
My great Uncle (deceased) was a fan of automation and artificial intelligence. He believed that it would allow the laborer to work less so that the laborer could enrich himself by pursuing creative endeavors such as art and music.
Unfortunately what we have seen with AI is just the opposite, it is being used to replace creativity and the value of the laborer has gone down due to competition from AI and automation, resulting in the laborer needing to work more hours just to keep up with the cost of living.
Artificial Intelligence is really just a marketing term, there is no actual intelligence involved, it is just really advanced pattern matching that uses a lot of CPU power.
And it does not work well in kink, because pattern matching means it caters to the boring norm and loses the creativity of erotic exploration. You can see this in erotic art that is AI generated, the body types are all of a certain identical ideal and the ethnicity is almost always white. It lacks the capacity for real diversity in the images, and it will lack the capacity for real diversity in kink role playing as well.
I am glad that LDW has the wisdom to avoid AI in sex work.
@AnyMouse: you’re right about AI being just pattern matching! And about how it’s just so bland and generic for porn and erotica. I’ll admit I looked at some AI generated ‘erotica’ back in 2022, when it was just getting started, and was NOT impressed. All it does is predict the most likely word to come next, and since most of the large language models grabbed content off AO3, you’re gonna get a ton of Steve and Bucky and Sam and Dean doing some buttfuckery, poorly. Ugh. Always go to a professional for high quality work, and pay them well. AI can’t be creative, truly creative, the way a human can.
You already know what side of this I am on being a creative myself. And I will start out by saying this about AI by quoting Jeff Goldbloom’s character Dr. Malcolm in Jurassic Park
“Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.
And that is it right there. Just because we created AI doesn’t mean we should use it irresponsibly. Those that use it never questioned as to whether using it to mine creative’s work is morally or legally right, infringing on copyrights.
And before that was done we are already in the middle of a huge mess.
The arts has been/is being hugely affected by it. And I know some creatives who have embraced it. To them I say shame on you.
One example was some rock band who used it to create their album cover for their record, saying how great and easy and cheap (free) it was.
Did they ask themselves whose art was mined to create it? How long it took them to earn their craft? No.
To them I would say, oh yeah, fucking great, nice job. Some artist could have earned money for it but you used a technology that essentially steals from artists then puts it together like it is some kind of Frankenstein. Hey guess what? Did you know AI can ALSO be used in music? No? Well guess what I could mine your band’s music then put out my own albums of yours and you won’t earn a fucking dime from it, all those years of learning how to play your instruments, sing, compose music will be for nothing.
Maybe you should have asked yourself a few questions before you decided to do that, bitches.
I am happy to hear AI won’t be used here in any form. For one, the personality of each of you is evident in your blog posts and if AI was used they would all start sounding the same.
AI writing is full of bad grammar, mistakes, hiccups and glitches of all kinds.
I KNOW why all of you ARE so good!
I am controlled by MI, mistress intelligence, you know, an actual human and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Artificial? icky!
Mistress Harper has FULL CONTROL of me and there is nothing I can, or want to, do about it!