OnlyFans models use AI impersonators to shadow their DMs

One of the most pressing concerns in the age of artificial intelligence is that robots will do just that takes Our jobs. To what extent is this fear based? That remains to be seenbut we are already seeing some level of substitution specific fields. Even specialized professions are at risk. For example, the world of OnlyFans chats is already turbulent.

What We are Are you saying OnlyFans are the ones talking? Earlier this year, WIRED published A fascinating investigation into the world of gig workers who get paid to impersonate top-earning OnlyFans creators in online chats with their fans. Within the industry, they are called “gossipers.”

A big part of OnlyFans’ appeal — or so I’m told — is that its creators seem to interact directly with their fans, exchanging messages and talking sometimes for hours. Just like tickling, modeling is a crucial element to its success.

Of course, a single creator with thousands of DM conversations going on only has a handful of hours in the day. To manage the deluge of love letters, it has become popular to outsource the conversations to paid “gossipers” in exchange for the actual talent.

These speakers were primarily contractors from the Philippines, Pakistan, India, and other countries with much lower wage expectations than the United States. But increasingly, human conversations are being replaced by situations generated by artificial intelligence.

A number of different startups now Sell ​​access To those who talk about AI and other generative AI tools, and they say business is booming.

“There were a lot of creators saying, ‘There’s a need,’” says Kunal Anand, founder of a startup offering an AI OnlyFans chat service called ChatPersona. “We built our own model using data we got from many creator conversations.”

Since launching last year, ChatPersona has about 6,000 clients according to Anand, a mix of individuals and agencies.

Anand says ChatPersona doesn’t technically violate OnlyFans’ terms of service because it requires a human in the loop to press “send” on messages generated by AI chats. (This has been mentioned previously OnlyFans has banned the use of AI-powered chatbots Despite that Current Terms of Service Don’t mention the AI ​​chatter.)

OnlyFans did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

The field is already fairly crowded. Some of the well-known tools have popular names like FlirtFlow, ChatterCharms, and Botly. Another competitor, called relatively generically Supercreator, has a range of AI tools, ranging from AI-generated scripts to an assistant called “Inbox Copilot” that algorithmically sorts the lowlifes, moving the “spenders” to the top of the list and ignoring the “independent exploiters.” “. “

Eden, a former OnlyFans creator who now runs a small agency called Heiss Talent (and who only speaks formally using her first name, due to privacy concerns), is an enthusiast of the technology. It represents five creators, and says they all use Supercreator’s AI tools. “It’s an insane increase in sales, because you can target people based on their spending,” she says.