On Instagram and TikTok, comedians generated by artificial intelligence recite the sketches of real female comics word for word. This plundering almost exclusively targets women, and the stolen jokes serve as bait for erotic websites.
- Des comédiens générés par IA récitent mot pour mot les sketches de comédiennes réelles sur Instagram et TikTok.
- Ces blagues volées attirent les internautes vers des sites érotiques comme OnlyFans.
- Presque toutes les victimes sont des femmes, et les faux comptes ne reçoivent que des compliments.
- Les recours sont rares, car une blague est difficile à protéger et Instagram n’interdit pas la copie de blagues.
In a leather corset, miniskirt and garter belt, Elyna, in her twenties, performs on the stage of a small French comedy club, in front of an audience dominated by men. Her Instagram videos are followed by 110,000 subscribers. Elyna does not exist: she is manufactured by artificial intelligence.
In the United States, this type of fake account is flooding TikTok and Instagram, with the same recipe: suggestive outfits, fake laughs, and raunchy punchlines. The material comes from real comedians, like American Julia Jasunas, whose sketch is copied word for word by Aylen Skye, a blonde, large-breasted woman in a minishort, entirely generated by AI.
A Well-Oiled Machine
The process always follows the same sequence. A video of a real comedian is taken, AI software replaces her body with that of a “virtual bombshell,” then the video is posted, sometimes garnering millions of views. At the end of the chain are links to OnlyFans, a site where one pays for erotic photos.
Almost Exclusively Female Targets
The victims are almost all women, according to a major investigation by the New York Times. They are young comedians who talk about sex or dating, and no male star is copied. The real comedians are disparaged for their looks in the comments, while the fake ones receive only compliments.
In France, Marseillaise Salima Passon and Geryy have fallen victim to it. The targeted material notably deals with street harassment, age gaps, or the freedom to bother, taken out of context. The authors write, while others profit from it.
Rare Recourse
Recourse is very rare. A joke is hard to protect, suing an anonymous account is expensive, and Instagram prohibits identity theft, but not copying a joke. American Olga Namer found that her joke worked better coming from an AI. Her reaction sums it up in one sentence: “I know my writing is good. It’s my boobs that are the problem.”
