\u00a0Faced with concerns about its leadership experiencing AI-induced delusions, backlash because its founder stating she now finds sex work \u201cexploitative,\u201d and confusion from its millions of creators and users, porn platform ManyVids is doubling down on the AI-generated messaging with posts about \u201cbelieving in aliens.\u201d In a post seemingly by the platform\u2019s founder Bella French, she says the answer should be \u201ca 3-hour long-form podcast conversation.\u201dThis comes after the platform promised more clarity into how creators would be affected.\u00a0In the past few months, as 404 Media reported last week, ManyVids has increasingly turned to posting bizarre, clearly AI text and videos about imaginary conversations with aliens, French as an astronaut floating toward a black hole, and photos of hand-scrawled plans to convert the site to a tiered safe-for-work funnel, versus what makes it popular today: access to adult content from sex workers. French also recently changed her website to state she doesn\u2019t believe the adult industry should exist, causing many online sex workers to question whether the site will remain a viable option for their income.\u00a0\u00a0\ud83d\udca1Do you work on or for an adult content platform and have a tip? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at sam.404. Otherwise, send me an email at sam@404media.co.When I asked ManyVids for clarity on French\u2019s statements\u2014specifically on how she plans to \u201ctransition one million people\u201d out of sex work, and if any of this will affect the millions of creators and fans who use the platform\u2014someone replied from the support staff: \u201cWe are not victims \u2014 and we are taking action now,\u201d the statement said. I asked what \u201ctaking action\u201d means, and they replied assuring me that all would become clear on January 24, when a post would be published on the ManyVids news feed \u201cIt will provide additional clarification and go into a bit more detail on this,\u201d they said.\u00a0ManyVids published several posts on Saturday. None of them include additional clarification, all of them seem to be AI-generated, and they introduce more questions instead of answers.\u00a0Aliens and Angel Numbers: Creators Worry Porn Platform ManyVids Is Falling Into \u2018AI Psychosis\u2019\u201cEthical dilemmas about AI aside, the posts are completely disconnected with ManyVids as a site,\u201d one ManyVids content creator told 404 Media.404 MediaSamantha Cole\u201cMV is an 18+ pop-culture, e-commerce social platform \u2014 and part of the job-creation economy of the future,\u201d one post on the 24th said. \u201cOur diverse offering of NSFW & SFW creators is a strength. How did we get here? Why SFW matter? [sic] How can online sex workers be recognized by society with the same legitimacy and respect as any other form of labor? After 15 years of reflection \u2014 3 years as a performer and 12 years as a CEO \u2014 I believe a 3-hour long-form podcast conversation is the best way to explain the why, the numbers, the logic, and the how behind this work. Today\u2019s stigma, debanking, deplatforming, and prejudgment punish online SW without giving them a fair chance to be heard. Protection comes from building better systems and creating more options.\u201dThe post ended with the hashtag \u201c#MaybeLexFridman,\u201d referring to the popular podcaster.\u00a0\u00a0A second post that day features an AI-generated video of French as a fireman with laser eyes. \u201cAt ManyVids, we believe in a Human-Centered Economy (HCE) \u2014 where merit and meaning are preserved because they matter,\u201d the post says. \u201cThe job-creation network of the future, for humans who want to monetize their passions.\u201d It goes on to mention, but not explain, a fictional concept called \u201cUniversal Bonus Intelligence.\u201d\u00a0The post concludes: \u201cMV – Made by Humans & AI. For Humans.\u201d\u00a0And in a third post that day, with a collage of photos and AI-generated versions of French in different occupations, including astronaut and firefighter: \u201cAt ManyVids, we choose slow truth over quick certainty. We aim to help open hearts and minds toward differences.\u201dThat post ends with: \u201cBella French. Co-Founder & Still-Standing CEO #RespectOnlineSexWorkers #Innovation #Since2014\u201d\u00a0Screenshot from ManyVids’ news feedIn the two days since, ManyVids has posted several more times. In one titled \u201cA Message from the Green Tara,\u201d referencing a figure in Buddhism: \u201cSo yeah… dragons are real. \ud83d\ude1c\ud83d\udc09\ud83d\udd25 #MaybeJoeRogan\u201d In another about Lilith, a fictional character from religious folklore: \u201cNot Heaven. Not Hell. A 3rd option: no old binaries: a new garden built by outcasts. Yeah… We Are Many. And we deserve better. \u2728\ud83d\udd25 #MVMag13 #WeAreMany #MaybeJordanPeterson\u201d\u00a0And in the platform\u2019s most recent post: A huge thank you to everyone who has ever been part of the MV Team and the MV Community. \ud83d\udc96 You are FOREVER family. \ud83d\udc96 \ud83d\udc96 Un gros merci du fond du c\u0153ur. \ud83d\udc96 From your favorite pop culture platform for adults that also 100% believes in aliens. \ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\udd96\ud83c\udffe\u2728\ud83d\ude09\u201d This is a reference to concerns from the community about previous posts featuring imaginary conversations with aliens.ManyVids did not respond to my requests for comment about these recent posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"