AI-generated Instagram 'comedians' copied real stand-up comics' jokes to steer fans to OnlyFans and Fanvue
AI-generated women posing as stand-up comedians on Instagram, including accounts named Tiffany Sloane and Aylen Skye, reportedly performed jokes copied from real comedians. The accounts gathered hundreds of thousands of followers and pointed fans to adult subscription sites such as OnlyFans and Fanvue. Wired reported identifying eight comedians whose material was copied. One comedian said Instagram rejected her impersonation complaint. People who reported Sloane's video were told it did not breach Instagram's community guidelines. Sloane's account deleted the disputed video after the comedian whose joke it copied called it out. Instagram head Adam Mosseri acknowledged the problem but said banning AI content was not practical.
What the AI did
Someone used AI to create fake women presented as stand-up comedians on Instagram, including accounts named Tiffany Sloane and Aylen Skye, and these accounts reportedly performed jokes copied from real comedians. It has not been reported which AI tool was used or who ran the accounts.
First reported September 30, 2026 · Added to the register October 30, 2026 · 1 source
- Comedians whose material Wired found copied
- 8
- Affected
- George Brett Olson, Julia Jasunas, Olivia Carter
- When it happened
- September 2026
- First reported
- September 30, 2026
What this means for you
Could this affect you?
If you create original content or run a platform. Real comedians had their material copied by AI-generated personas that used it to steer fans toward adult subscription sites. Any creator or platform whose impersonation and copyright rules may not cover AI personas could be exposed the same way.
What to check
- Monitor for AI accounts copying your content.
- Keep side-by-side evidence of any copied material.
- Review whether your platform's impersonation policy covers AI personas that reproduce others' work.
- Review whether your platform's intellectual property policy covers AI personas that reproduce others' work.
Areas of your AI programme this touches
Timeline
- September 2026Happened
- September 30, 2026First reported
Every fact and its source (5)
- Straight Arrow News investigationSept. 30“according to a Sept. 30 investigation by Straight Arrow News”[1]
- Followers gained by AI persona Tiffany SloaneMore than 375,000 within weeks“amassed more than 375,000 Instagram followers within weeks of her first posts appearing in September”[1]
- Account response after being called outApologised and deleted video and other clips“the account responded “sorry, won’t happen again” before deleting the offending video”[1]
- Instagram response to impersonation complaintComplaint rejected“Jasunas said Instagram rejected her impersonation complaint because Skye wasn’t pretending to be her”[1]
- Instagram head's positionBanning AI content not practical“practical for us to try and ban AI content from the platform”[1]
Sources
- Fake babes, stolen jokes: AI-generated women are ripping off comics to promote porn sites, reports findnypost.com · October 16, 2026
How this record is classified. Severity M (2/5): harm to individuals, or a policy breach with limited reach. OECD level: incident, an event in which an AI system led to actual harm. Evidence: Reported, meaning press reporting only.
The facts in At a glance and in Every fact and its source are quoted from the sources listed. The summary, What the AI did and What this means for you are written from those sources and checked against them automatically before publication. Records reflect what has been disclosed, not everything that has happened. Incidents are found through news feeds and the GDELT Project.
