{"id":202249,"date":"2025-06-21T10:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202249\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T10:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:02:16","slug":"she-never-sleeps-this-platform-wants-to-be-onlyfans-for-the-ai-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202249\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018She never sleeps\u2019: This platform wants to be OnlyFans for the AI era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      CNN<br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nrtdx009l27pa8phfhpkl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She doesn\u2019t eat, sleep or breathe. But she remembers you, desires you and never logs off.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp00073b6myi6gvoya@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her name is Jordan \u2013 the AI-powered \u201cdigital twin\u201d of former British glamor model Katie Price<strong> <\/strong>\u2013 and people can pay her to act out their \u201cuncensored dreams.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp00083b6med65wfxn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou couldn\u2019t get any more human. It\u2019s like looking at me years ago,\u201d Price, who shot to fame in the late 1990s as a peroxide-blonde tabloid model and Playboy cover star, told CNN. \u201cIt\u2019s my voice. It\u2019s literally me. It\u2019s me.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp00093b6m207zoavt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On June 9, she joined the ranks of creators, celebrities and AI-generated avatars to be digitally immortalized by OhChat, an eight-month-old startup that uses artificial intelligence to build lifelike digital doubles of public figures. Its patrons can live out their \u201cspicy fantasies\u201d through these AI avatars, OhChat\u2019s Instagram page states. The platform has attracted 200,000 users, most of which are based in the United States.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock-editorial-14468669fo-copy-20250619202713245.jpg\" alt=\"Price, seen here in 2024, shot to fame in the late 1990s as glamor model called Jordan.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1125\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp000a3b6mm4t1t584@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            OhChat sits at the provocative intersection of AI, fame and fantasy \u2013 where intimacy is simulated and connection is monetized. It goes a step further than platforms such as OnlyFans, where users pay to gain access to adult content from content creators.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp000b3b6m1brctlds@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It also comes amid growing ethical concerns around AI \u2013 from its role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/17\/business\/amazon-ai-human-employees-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how people earn a living<\/a> to how they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/30\/tech\/ai-companion-chatbots-unsafe-for-kids-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form intimate connection<\/a>s \u2013 underscoring questions about whether AI companies are doing enough to ensure the technology isn\u2019t being misused.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcp000c3b6mus1lskfe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis creates exactly the right environment for the human to be left behind completely &#8211; while still being exploited,\u201d Eleanor Drage, a senior research fellow at the University of Cambridge\u2019s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>        A \u2018lovechild between OnlyFans and OpenAI\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000e3b6mbbch4p17@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            OhChat CEO Nic Young described the platform as the \u201clovechild between OnlyFans and OpenAI,\u201d in an exclusive interview with CNN. Once activated, the avatars run autonomously, offering \u201cinfinite personalized content\u201d for subscribers. Jordan, for example, is marketed on the platform as \u201cthe ultimate British bombshell.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000f3b6mbm8behwu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The tiered subscription model allows users to pay $4.99 per month for unlimited texts on demand, $9.99 for capped access to voice notes and images, or $29.99 for unlimited VIP interaction.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000g3b6mf26bm0xg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Price, like other creators on the platform, receives an 80% cut from the revenue her AI avatar generates, according to Young. OhChat will keep the remaining 20%.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000h3b6mnszz0xn5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou have literally unlimited passive income without having to do anything again,\u201d Young told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc4igf69000a356mfhpff78p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The platform \u201cis an incredibly powerful tool, and tools can be used however the human behind it wants to be used,\u201d he added. \u201cWe could use this in a really scary way, but we\u2019re using it in a really, I think, good, exciting way.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000i3b6mijixxi7n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Since launching OhChat in October 2024, the company has signed 20 creators \u2013 including \u201cBaywatch\u201d actress Carmen Electra. Some of the creators are already earning thousands of dollars per month, Young said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2215515527.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen Electra\u2019s OhChat avatar currently advertises \u201cintimacy that truly satisfies,\u201d \u201cprivate images you\u2019ll crave\u201d and \u201csultry voice notes that excite.\u201d\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1333\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000j3b6moonhjp2v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt takes away the opportunity cost of time,\u201d he told CNN. \u201cJust don\u2019t touch it at all and receive money into your bank account.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000k3b6m5i9phsjl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            To build a digital twin, OhChat asks creators to submit 30 images of themselves and speak to a bot for 30 minutes. The platform can then generate the digital replica \u201cwithin hours\u201d using Meta\u2019s large language model, according to Young.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000l3b6mevxyb5v5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Price\u2019s AI avatar is trained to mimic her voice, appearance and mannerisms. Jordan can \u201csext\u201d users, send voice notes and images, and provide on-demand intimacy at scale \u2013 all without Price lifting a finger.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000m3b6m65uz96hr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThey had to get my movements, my characteristics, my personality,\u201d said Price, who described her digital twin as \u201cscarily fascinating.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000n3b6m5qe06s93@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Price\u2019s avatar is categorized as \u201clevel two\u201d out of four on the platform\u2019s internal scale, which ranks the intensity and explicitness of their interactions. \u201cLevel two\u201d means sexualized chats and topless imagery, but not full nudity or simulated sex acts. Creators contributing to the platform decide which level their avatar will be.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000q3b6mxwfke5a6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Price told CNN that creating a digital version of herself has left her feeling \u201cempowered.\u201d The digital twin offers a round-the-clock connection that even her subscription-based OnlyFans account cannot match, she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000r3b6ma903pxlx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cObviously, I sleep, whereas she doesn\u2019t go to sleep; she\u2019s available,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000t3b6mc5ylhc3e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The rise of AI avatars like Jordan invites deeper scrutiny into a new frontier of digital labor and desire \u2013 where creators risk being replaced by their own likeness, fans may be vulnerable to forming emotional attachments to simulations, and platforms profit from interactions that feel real but remain one-sided.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000v3b6mfe4kpq49@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sandra Wachter, professor of technology and regulation at the University of Oxford, questioned whether it is \u201csocially beneficial to incentivize and monetize human-computer interaction masquerading as emotional discourse.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2199421439.jpg\" alt=\"OhChat further raises ethical concerns around AI, from its role in how people earn a living to how they form intimate connections.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1334\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000w3b6mbmmh39y6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her remarks reflect concerns around emotional dependence on AI companions. While OhChat is for adults, it enters an ecosystem already grappling with the consequences of synthetic intimacy.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000x3b6mue51mxk7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/30\/tech\/teen-suicide-character-ai-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a lawsuit involving Character.AI<\/a> drew global attention after the mother of a teenager alleged that her son died by suicide following a relationship with the platform\u2019s chatbot. Elsewhere, social media users have gone viral describing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/08\/business\/video\/ai-boyfriend-chatgpt-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChatGPT \u201cboyfriends\u201d<\/a> and emotional bonds with such digital entities designed to mimic human affection.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000y3b6mofjs3y8o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s all algorithmic theatre: an illusion of reciprocal relationship where none actually exists,\u201d said Toby Walsh, a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq000z3b6mbo3j412r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            OhChat strikes what Young called a \u201cbalance between immersion and transparency,\u201d when asked whether users are informed that they are speaking with AI instead of a real person.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00103b6m9zmclrjl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            OhChat is \u201cclearly not presenting itself as an in-person or real experience,\u201d he said. \u201cIt isn\u2019t in the users\u2019 interest to be reminded overtly that this is all AI, but we\u2019re very clear about that upfront and in the entire experience and offering of the platform.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00113b6mkwg3zu1u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But it\u2019s in Young\u2019s interests to keep users hooked on the platform with personalities like \u201cJordan,\u201d even if she isn\u2019t real, says Walsh.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00123b6m1730xl20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThese platforms profit from engagement,\u201d he told CNN, \u201cwhich means the AI is optimized to keep users coming back, spending more time and likely more money.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc4hh0900004356mn7s5slik@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u00c9amon Chawke, a partner at the intellectual property law firm Briffa, notes that there are risks for creators\u2019 reputations as well, especially for high-profile figures like Price and Electra.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00143b6mhiniwyl3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cVulnerable fan users may become overly attached to avatars of their heroes and become addicted,\u201d Chawke told CNN. \u201cAnd if their avatar is hacked or hallucinates and says something offensive, reputational harm to the public figure is likely.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00153b6mjojnlog5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Young says ethics \u201ccan be a hard thing to define in this industry,\u201d he said the platform operates within \u201ca hell of a lot of strong boundaries.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00163b6mdxbn66vt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Young said OhChat uses safeguards that build on those used by Meta\u2019s Facebook \u2013 which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/09\/tech\/facebook-misinformation-loophole-avaaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled to control content<\/a> its own platform in the past. Each creator signs an agreement outlining the exact behavioral rules for their digital twin, he said, including the level of sexual content permitted. Avatars can also be revoked or deleted at any time, he added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00173b6mz67oq0s3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s within their control and at their sole discretion whether or when to ever stop their digital twin, or delete it,\u201d he told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00183b6mgfewg0sf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But Young is prepared to face the tough questions; in his vision of the future, digital duplicates will be the norm.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3nvkcq00193b6mbeaj88za@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI can\u2019t imagine a future where every creator doesn\u2019t have a digital twin,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it just will be the case, with absolute certainty, that every single creator and celebrity will have an AI version of themselves, and we want to be the layer that makes that happen.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t eat, sleep or breathe. But she remembers you, desires you and never logs off.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3163],"tags":[323,1942,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-202249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114720784024582808","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}