machina.mondays // Code Meets Carnal: The Age of Programmable Desire
AI porn is no longer fringe—it’s programmable, personalised, and pervasive. From deepfake abuse to companion bots, it is forcing society to rethink sex, consent, and the meaning of connection.
In this Issue: We lead with AI porn’s shift from curiosity to infrastructure — programmable desire, deepfakes, and companion bots forcing new rules for consent and likeness. Our Spotlight tracks persuasive AI merging with cyber-criminal playbooks, lowering the bar for fraud and manipulation. In-Focus examines “fake friends” — bots mining feeds and mimicking intimacy. Also: OpenAI backs an AI-made film, publishers push Really Simple Licensing, a blunt take on hallucinations, Vodafone’s AI influencer test, and new research showing chatbots buckle to flattery and authority.
