LOS ANGELES—Leana Lovings discusses the threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to adult content and its stars in a new Forbes magazine article.
In “Consent Is Core To Porn. Performers Say AI Threatens To Take It Away,” written by Emily Baker-White, Lovings tells the writer that the threat of AI is most pronounced for performers such as herself, who have shot a high number of scenes, thus making it easier for AI to impersonate them.
"The more scenes that we have out, the better of a rendition they'll be able to make of us," she said.
While she hopes lawmakers create new remedies for those whose likenesses are misused without their consent the starlet said she doubts that a computer running an AI program can ever truly replace the genuine emotional characteristics of human performers.
“It feels surreal to be considered a voice with experience on the threat that AI poses to our business,” Lovings told Baker-White. “I never would have expected AI to be something that would have such prevalence in my life or the lives of other performers this soon into the century, and I also hope that the insight we’ve shared is something that inspires change to how we are currently treating this issue.”
To read the entire article on Forbes.com, click here.
Lovings is encouraging fans to vote for her after she was nominated for Favorite Female Porn Star for AVN’s Fan Awards. Fans may vote for her
here. Voters may vote every day for up to five categories through noon Saturday, Jan. 27 when the winners will be selected at the
41st Annual AVN Awards as part of the 2024 AVN Show.
The performer won a 2023 AVN Award for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene, in addition to being nominated for the Best New Starlet prize as well as the year’s AVN fan voting award for Hottest Newcomer. In December, Lovings was named Adult Empire’s Pornstar of the Year for the second year in a row, is currently nominated for four AVN awards, and recently exceeded 300 million video views on Pornhub.
“It is so deeply validating to have been nominated by my fans for Favorite Female Porn Star of 2023,” Lovings said. “They’ve supported me this far and it continues to grow. There is no end to the gratitude I have for them.”
Meanwhile, Lovings was featured in a pictorial in the January 2024 issue of
Hustler Magazine, available on newsstands and online at
HustlerMagazine.com.
“Before shooting mainstream porn, I was in college, studying biology and psychology,” Lovings told the magazine. “I started camming because I was looking for a flexible job. Doing something online seemed like a good option, and it allowed me to explore my sexuality in a safe way. I grew up in a religious environment, and I’d say that sex work healed my childhood repression, gave me confidence and taught me how to entertain. Specifically, camming taught me how to read a room and cater my performance to the wants of my fans, and being on adult sets taught me collaboration.
“Outside of work, I’m an illustrator and photographer. I’m passionate about art and expressing myself, and it’s important to me that when I create, I create things that have meaning. I believe that the world would be a better place if people accepted themselves and loved others without prerequisites.”
Lovings, who was recently named an Adult Time brand ambassador and has begun directing for the platform, added, “I hope that I can be an artist who gets others to see the world in that way. Let’s judge less. Let’s listen. Wear that cute dress or bright colors. Be you! I know that I look very young, but I have a lot to say.”
