His own social media feeds include an ad for ‘AI girlfriends’, with sexualised images of a woman and a tagline ‘Build your own AI slut’. But, he said, this was before even seeing the impact AI sex simulators is having. "They need to ban nudification apps — and AI sex simulators that facilitate the use of images of real people — what they facilitate is already illegal." In turn, Coimisiún na Meán said the code made online platforms accountable for how they protect people, especially children, from harm online. But she said it was limited to a number of designated social media platforms rather than AI girlfriend websites.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2026 14:49 UTC