Is this right?

AI Generated Porn has several issues associated with it.

Let us put aside the debate on whether consumption of porn is harmful, which does not have a clear, unbiased answer yet.

How will this affect the porn industry?

The current technology is incapable of generating a video similar to the ones found on porn sites, the best we can do is generate images. So people will keep their jobs, for now.

In the long run, once technology improves and the difference between real and computer generated videos shrink, AI generated porn will become mainstream. Studio-made pornography will still exist, but it would be more of a niche interest for people who want to see real people, not computer generated images. Recruitment agencies and studios would partner up with companies involved in AI generated pornography, and would provide them with data to train their models.

Will this increase illegal pornography? Can this be used to generate someone who looks like me?

Algorithms for AI-modified porn like DeepFakes or DeepNudes may be used to target a certain person. Although generating realistic images full body images of a person by adjusting the parameters of the algorithm is not possible yet, it certainly will be in a few years.

Will this be used to generate child pornography? Pornography containing violence? Revenge porn?

The same questions can be asked in the case of DeepFakes and DeepNudes.

In all cases, the algorithm can only produce the kind of things it has seen before. Controlling the distribution of illegal pornography would mean that there would not be enough data to train the algorithms to generate illegal porn.

A potential solution to this problem would be to impose tight restrictions on what the viewers are allowed to generate, if they are allowed to generate anything at all. The ideal situation would be where the algorithm is not made public, and the only certain companies following well specified guidelines would be allowed to generate pornographic content.

What about the images used to train the algorithm? Can we collect them without harming anyone?

Pornography in developing and underdeveloped countries is usually created/shared without the consent of one or either of the people involved. AI generated porn solves this problem by offering viewers content that is created without harming anyone.

However, the algorithms that generate pornographic content must be trained on data that is sourced ethically. Data that is of a voyeuristic nature, or that was posted online without proper consent should not be used for training. Moreover, a proper channel should be set up where people may report any cases where the actor generated by the algorithm resembles them (extremely unlikely cases with very low chances).

If you would like to read more about the ethical sides of AI generated porn, make sure to read this article.