OnlyFans’ AI Skepticism Is Its Biggest Risk

Recently, I argued that OnlyFans could sell itself for at least $30 billion, or nearly four times the price Ukrainian-American billionaire Leonid Radvinsky is reportedly considering, if only it finds an investor willing to overlook the stigma associated with porn. At the same time, though, the company faces the same threat looming over hundreds of more mundane tech companies: disruption by artificial intelligence. 

The proliferation of AI sex chatbots is “inevitable,” said Amy P., the co-founder of Dirty Debi, a months-old website that advertises “sext” chats with an AI avatar of the same name. Influencers have already been using virtual facsimiles to interact with fans. The growing popularity of Vtubers, or people who use virtual avatars to speak to fans on Twitch livestreams, was a catalyst for her to start working on Dirty Debi last year, said the co-founder, who uses an abbreviated professional handle to avoid online harassment.