A WIRED investigation found that AI-generated influencer accounts are lifting stand-up comedy bits verbatim and repackaging them as original content, often to drive followers to NSFW subscription platforms. Comedian Julia Jasunas discovered that an account called Aylen Skye had copied one of her jokes word-for-word, down to the filler words, while presenting it in a video that linked to Fanvue, an OnlyFans competitor. Jasunas reported the video to Meta, but the company said it did not violate community guidelines because Skye wasn't pretending to be Jasunas—only passing off her joke as its own.
WIRED identified at least eight comedians whose viral clips were replicated by scantily clad AI-generated women, many of whom follow each other on social media. The AI versions often have better lighting, better sound, and larger audiences than the originals. One such account, Tiffany Sloane, has more than 375,000 Instagram followers and also links to an OnlyFans profile. In October, comedian George Brett Olson posted a side-by-side comparison showing his stand-up bit about Republicans and AI copied nearly identically by Sloane, down to the backdrop and outfit.
The accounts also post flirty AI-generated interviews with late-night hosts and, in some cases, racist or transphobic jokes. Some are labeled as AI content, but others are not, or are labeled inconsistently. Comics say Instagram's refusal to treat this as a problem is the scariest part, and they are calling for clearer rules to protect original creators as AI cloning improves rapidly. The report is based on a single WIRED investigation, so no independent corroboration is included.{