Fury Explodes at Short Films Using AI to Make Erotica of Women From the 1970s

A Norwegian project by Multiformat and distributor Cultpix used generative AI to turn photos from a 1976 erotic magazine into short sexual films with voice and motion.

The release sparked backlash because the women pictured were real people, and it was unclear whether they had ever consented to this use of their likenesses.

Critics framed the work as a new example of AI-generated erotica crossing into nonconsensual porn.

The controversy underscores rising ethical concern around using real images to create sexual AI content without explicit permission.