There seems to be interest in the subject everywhere, which is intensifying. According to Google Trends, search traffic for “AI Porn” on YouTube has been the highest in Sweden, Australia and Canada since April. Recently, the Supreme Court insisted that Texas’s Porn ID Act’s ruling is similar to that of at least 20 states and requires adult websites to verify their users at least 18 – raising the question of whether some people can make AI porn at home and bypass these platforms altogether. It continuously improves the ability to create surreal images, specifically targeting one’s desires, and can now produce porn that climaxes like any human-generated video. Companion apps such as Nomi and Replika are also used as alternatives to establishing intimate relationships and having sex with AI robots.
But “it’s not necessarily a problem in itself,” said Paula Hall, a psychotherapist at Laurel Centre in London.
Monifa Ellis-Addie, the therapist of the Lanya Therapy Group, said that with people already existed from pornographic media on the Internet, pornographic media buffets with some people already existed on the Internet, it may not be enough for pornographic media. In the most extreme cases, mental health professionals say the increased dependence will allow people to be completely disengaged. “The effect will be very harmful,” Ellis-Addie said. For some, sex addiction is built on a “artificial intimacy,” she continued. “AI only makes it easier. It will feel as if you are dealing with an actual person, and with an actual person it will feel like it is real. It will make people farther away in real life.”
Kyle’s epiphany was that he finally responded to his addiction during a New York City job trip in February. He was alone in a hotel, away from his girlfriend, and he said, “I’ve been doing this and doing it, but I don’t feel better.” He has since taken action to limit his masturbation needs, including joining the Reddit support group NOFAP, where members share similar struggles.
Professionals believe this may make starting a new IRL relationship more difficult.
Young people are currently facing a mental health crisis. Last year, U.S. surgeons called for warning labels on all social media platforms. One of the main results is the “prevalence of loneliness,” according to a 2024 Harvard study, which shows that those who feel lonely suffer from higher rates of depression and anxiety.
“Social media has distorted our perception of many things – image, social class, politics. This hurts people in many ways,” said Daniel Glazer, a psychotherapist in 5th Street psychiatry in New York, who is lonely, isolated, isolated, depressed, shame, shame, and issues related to sexual performance. He added that what is happening with AI porn is “probably another extension”.
But for people struggling with platonic and romantic relationships, AI also has the potential to have a real “positive crossover”. “I understand that sex addiction is a way to avoid life, a way to avoid relationships. So AI can be a bridge for people who are afraid of relationships,” Glazer said. “It’s a relationship that is not scary and you won’t be criticized.” They just have to manage their dependencies.
Recently, Kyle has completely curbed his intake of adult content. Although AI porn is still in its early stages, he thinks it is “one of the worst technological developments we are achieving right now” because it is too accessible. “It’s worse than the real thing.”
