The recent creation and dissemination of Taylor Swift pornographic deepfakes highlighted the issue of consent and AI-generated sexually explicit content. Studies indicate that approximately 98 per cent of deepfake videos found online are of a pornographic nature, with women being the predominant targets in almost all cases.
AI porn could also jeopardize the livelihoods of sex workers and adult content creators, posing tangible risks for performers to lose traction and income as they gradually compete with the flood of AI-generated content.