AI chatbots threaten jobs of flirty human ‘chatters’

For years, OnlyFans creators have depended on an invisible workforce of ‘chatters’ — low-wage workers, often in the Philippines, who impersonate models in private messages with paying fans. Their job is to flirt, tease, sell custom content, and keep subscribers engaged long enough to spend more.

But now, Rest of World reports that this labour is under threat. AI-powered chatbots are beginning to take over inboxes, raising fears among human chatters that their work — which can pay better than a call centre job but comes with intense stress —…