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From taking it all off to selling it all off, an adult film star has sold her likeness to an AI company to reduce the pressures of her career.
Chloe Amour, 33, has worked in the adult entertainment industry for years. Still, the Las Vegas-based performer recently decided to let her virtual alter ego shoulder some of the workload when unavailable.
In what is becoming a growing trend, adult entertainers are using AI to maintain their presence online.
“But through AI, they have the same likeness of me and it’s like I can be everything that they want me to be, in a sense.”
Amour made it known that she’s not trying to pull the wool over the eyes of her customers.
“It’s very transparent because they’re aware that this is AI, it’s not me physically behind the device communicating with you — you know what you’re paying for,” she said.
An AI company recently approached Amour with an offer to create her virtual counterpart. For a fee, she gave the company photos, videos and personal details to create the AI version.
She said that AI still feels “scary and weird” to her at times, but she appreciates the ability to lighten her workload.
“When you’re booked for (porn) shoots, you’re at the beck and call of that company,” she said. “You’re gonna be on set for anywhere between, four, six, eight, 10, 12 hours, who knows?”
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It hasn’t all happened flawlessly.
“I should’ve signed up with them sooner because I would’ve gotten a bigger bonus!” she said with a laugh.
It’s all part of a new wave of technology to hit the industry. In some cases, fans can now create their own custom virtual partners, from their appearance to their personality traits, hobbies and sexual preferences.
Platforms such as CamSoda have even allowed users to build personalized AI “girlfriends” that become permanent features on the site.
Greg Isenburg, CEO of Late Checkout, predicted that “AI girlfriends” will create $1 billion in business, saying in a recent blog that he met a man in Miami who admitted that he spends $10,000 per month on AI girlfriends.
Facebook and Instagram reportedly host thousands of explicit ads for AI-generated companions and “girlfriend” apps.