Women are suing the men who used their Instagram feeds to create AI-generated porn influencers.
The women say their Instagram accounts were scraped to build AI influencers that generate explicit content. A platform called ModelForge taught men how to create these synthetic creators. The lawsuit alleges the men copied the women's likenesses, poses, and content styles to produce AI-generated adult material. The women say they never consented to having their personal content used this way.
This case tests whether existing privacy and likeness laws cover AI-generated content made from scraped social media. The women face having their identities used in explicit material they never created or approved. If the lawsuit succeeds, it could establish that social media posts don't constitute free rein for AI training or content generation.
As AI tools get cheaper and more accessible, courts are still figuring out who owns what when synthetic content enters the picture.