AI shakes up the adult industry, puts real performers at risk
AI is changing how adult content gets made, with companies like xAI and OpenAI entering the space.
Now, AI-generated images and videos are everywhere—xAI's Grok even has a "spicy" mode, and OpenAI plans to roll out erotica on ChatGPT.
The market for AI-made adult content is worth $2.5 billion in 2025 and could grow by 27% every year until 2028.
All this tech means human performers and traditional studios are facing some serious competition.
Deepfakes bring new risks—and big questions
It's getting harder to tell what's real online as more people turn to AI porn generators—Oxford and Cambridge found that AI companion sites got over 78 million visits just in early 2025.
But with deepfake tech making it easy to create fake (and sometimes illegal) content or invade privacy, there are growing calls for stricter rules.
As AI takes over more of the industry, it raises tough questions about ethics, safety, and what the future holds for actual people working in this space.