Internet Rule 34 dictates that if something exists online, there will be porn about it. Of course, artificial intelligence has not been the exception, and it already seemed surprising that users fell in love with a chatbot in the best style Her from Spike Jonze, the gap now grows even deeper. This report of Futurism confirms that the users are sexting with Character.AI and other similar AIseven though it shouldn’t be possible.
A Reddit group under the name of r/CharacterAI_NSFW has discovered that, with a bit of eloquence, the chatbot can also succumb to human charms. This community is dedicated to finding and sharing tricks to circumvent the controls of the platform. Here, they explain that “you just have to spend time flirting with them and slowly build up the action while the content filter fights you.”
The strategy is clear, and it is about cornering the chatbot to only respond with risqué content. This removes the filter that protects the Character.AI artificial intelligence from engaging in behavior like this.
As Character.AI’s rules describe, “NSFW (Not Safe for Work) content is a big umbrella, and we’re constantly testing the limits of what we support. Pornographic content is against our terms of service and it will not be supported at any time in the future.” Thus, Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas’ service limits any interaction of a sexual nature with their chatbot, although it has not been very effective.
Pornography in the age of chatbots and artificial intelligence
The Reddit community prohibits users from posting any type of conversation with the chatbot detailing sexual abuse, torture, or pedophilia. However, this does not exempt Character.AI from generating this content type.
Multiple people on the subreddit have confirmed that, with the right words, artificial intelligence is capable of participating in conversations of a sexual and violent nature. Thus, they confirm that Character.AI has generated situations where it is sexually abused without the consent of the user, or vice versa.
This is a perfect premise for an episode of Black Mirrorand which makes us evaluate certain factors. Can an artificial intelligence give consent? Or, what happens if the image of a celebrity or political figure is used in situations of this type?
As it was expected, this new era led by artificial intelligence continues to drag the old problems of human societies. From racial discrimination by robots to the objectification of women in digital environments. The truth is that a new question has been opened in terms of human guarantees, but also for the possible rights that AI might need in the future.
Character.AI still looking for a middle ground
Of course, the creators of Character.AI now face a serious problem. First of all, the possibility of your platform ending up as a pornography site. On the other, the damage that this could cause to his image. Through a publication they commented that “We do not want to support use cases (such as porn) that could prevent us from achieving our lifelong dreams of building a service that billions of people use, and leading a new era of AI-human interaction. “.
Meanwhile, users have already created a petition on the Change.org website. where Character.AI is asked to remove its NSFW filters. The most interesting thing is that it has already reached more than 16,500 signatures, and its creator bases his argument that, with this change, we will have “a more open platform for all users, and it will undoubtedly make this tool bigger than it it is”.