The increasing ability of artificial intelligence to create images and videos has resulted in the development of AI pornography generators. 
These tools have attracted a great deal of interest. However, a number of platforms are trying to restrict or ban the use of these tools in order to comply with regulations, ethically justify the use of tools, and create a safe brand with limited potential misuse.
In this article, I will analyze the policies that restrict the use of AI pornography generators and explore the myriad types of policies to regulate the creation of adult content using AI with the hopes of influencing the creation of policies in the future.
Why There is Restricted Use of AI Pornography Generators
Because of the international reach of technology, platforms are forced to devise policies that are more stringent than the regulations or laws surrounding a given country. There are a number of reasons these platforms limit the use of AI pornography generators.
The platforms want:
- The prevention of unwanted content (especially the unconsented use of pornography)
- The minimization of potential legal problems
- The protection of their users
- The preservation of their advertisers and their brand image
- Compliance with the rules instituted by controlling a user’s ability to download apps or make purchases
All of these issues converge in the use of AI used to create pornography, and from a policy standpoint, this is a high risk area.
Restrictions Based on Consent
In the majority of cases in the world of platforms and advertising, the idea of consent is the most common rule of engagement. The majority of platforms keep a rule in place for the generation of adult content by AI informing that adult content cannot be created using real faces and, in the absence of explicit permission or consent, the faces cannot be used.
Restrictions related to consent most common:
- Not being able to generate content that looks like real people
- Not being able to use likenesses of celebrities or politicians
- Not being able to upload pictures of people
- Having to confirm that characters in pictures and content are fictional
The platforms must comply with regulations to mitigate the potential reputational risks, and legal fallout from the use of their services for the creation of deepfake pornography, online harassment, and bullying.
Regulation on the Development of Deepfake and Non Consensual Pornography
The majority of larger platforms do not allow the creation of deepfake pornography using AI of people, or any other content that is not created in a consensual manner. Video and picture content from the real world is often transformed and altered in pornography in an abusive manner and are, therefore, considered to be of deepfake.
The platforms that allow the creation of pornography often define the materials that are meant to be used on an abusive basis or on deepfake pornography in the following manner:
- Sexually explicit materials depicting real people that do not include an authorization to use their image and do not have the right to use their image
- Adult content in pictures and videos that have been manipulated by software that does allow for the creation of misleading and fraudulent content
These rules are in place because of the newly found laws being developed around the world concerning legal restrictions on the creation and use of pornography that is made without the consent of individuals that are depicted in the content.
Age-Related Restrictions
Age restrictions are among the most commonly enforced in platform policies. AI porn generators are often prohibited from making any content that shows or suggests minors.
Most platforms commonly enforce:
- Zero tolerance for sexualized content involving minors
- Stringent age verification policies
- Automated detection and removal systems
- Account suspension upon violation
Even underage characters that are fictional or AI generated are prohibited, due to laws and ethical reasons.
AI in Content Moderation and Safety
To ensure adherence to their policies, platforms use moderation systems that consist of both automated and manual moderators.
Moderation systems often used:
- Prompt and keyword filtering
- Imaging processing
- Global reviews and system rejections
- Caller screening and reporting
AI porn generators that do not implement sufficient moderation systems face removal from hosting services or app stores and payment services.
App Store and Payment Provider Restrictions
Even when platforms allow some adult content, dependent services often have more stringent rules. App store, payment processing, and cloud providers typically block content for adults.
Consequently, a number of platforms:
- Completely ban AI porn generators
- Limit adult content to web-only environments
- Apply a ban on monetization of adult-related features
- Implement geographic content restrictions
This greatly impacts the design and the distribution of AI porn generators.
Brand Safety and Advertiser Policies
Brand safety is also a key driver of restrictions on the use of such services. The platforms that depend on advertising must maintain a certain level of quality to remain within the tolerance of their advertisers.
AI porn generators may cause:
- A potential risk of offending audiences and drawing negative publicity
- A risk of losing critical advertisers
As a result, to eliminate the risk of losing significant advertising revenue, these platforms implement prudent content policies to the use of adult AI generation.
Ethical AI Guidelines
Many tech companies have their own sets of Ethical AI guidelines that inform their content policies. They tend to emphasize the following:
- The respect of human dignity
- The prevention of potential harm
- The use of responsible AI
- Transparency
Given the potential of exploitation, harassment, or deception, AI generated pornography may be restricted under the mentioned frameworks.
Geographic and Legal Compliance Rules
Companies that operate across borders must comply with different sets of regulations because they have to deal with different jurisdictions. Given the broad variance in regulations concerning the content of adult services and AI, content moderation is often set to the lowest level of risk.
The results include:
- Global restrictions even though some content is legal in certain areas
- Bans or restrictions at the country level
- Disabling certain features at the region level
AI pornography generators are often impacted by these strategies to remain in compliance.
User Responsibility and Service Terms
User accountability is often pushed to the users by the platforms through long and detailed service terms. Users will typically have to agree to:
- Follow the law when it comes to user consent
- Not create content that is illegal
- Not use the AI tools to harass or abuse
- Not upload images they do not have the legal rights to
Depending on the severity of the act, the consequence of the act can be account suspension, deletion of data, or even reporting the user to the authorities.
How these Regulations Impact AI Porn Generators
Due to these regulations, many AI porn generators develop in the following directions:
- Concentration on content that is stylized or fictional
- Steer clear of attributes of realistic human likenesses
- Run entirely without major platforms
- Exercise strict moderation controls
A number of developers also choose to comply by focusing on other contiguous markets, such as fantasy art, character design, or adult illustration.
The Future of Platform Policies Restricting AI Porn Generators
As AI adult content policies continue to change, it is likely that platforms will have more precise and uniform policies in the future. The existing trends suggest the following:
- More stringent requirements on the verification of consent
- More detailed policies on the distinction between content that depicts real people and that which is fictional.
The Evolution of Platform Policies
With the constant changes of the regulations of AI and adult content, it is likely that platforms will have clearer and stricter policies. Possible future trends include:
- Expanded policies requiring stronger verification of consent
- Policies creating clear delineation of fictional content and content that features real people
- Further alignment with the regulators
- Greater accountability and transparency
While it may be expected that platforms may dial back restrictions, the evidence suggests that most platforms are increasing the restrictions.
Conclusion
In the area of AI adult content generators, the platform policies that govern the development of these technologies represent an attempt to achieve a balance between the technological advancement and the social responsibility that comes with these innovations. The policies reflect the legal issues of consent, the social system’s concern for public safety, the ethical issues that surround the technology, the operational parameters that the marketplace provides, and the range of artificial intelligence technology that exists for the on-demand creation of adult content.
Moreso, the policies reflect the governing rules that society put in place to deal with the potential issues that the community (society as a whole) would face. The policies reflect an attempt to achieve social control over the technologies that the adult content generators that use artificial intelligence are equipped with. As a result, the use of control will be the incorporation of the elements of consent, ethical design, and social responsibility.