About this episode
The episode explores the unseen labor behind OnlyFans models, featuring a chat with a woman in the Philippines who works as a 'chatter', alongside discussions on AI in research and media strategies by the White House.
Behind some OnlyFans models making money from chatting to paying subscribers is the unseen human labour people who pretend to be the models and chat on their behalf. We speak to a woman in the Philippines about her jobs as a “chatter’. Also on the programme, scientists using AI to help advance their research. And the White House has been cutting real footage from the war with Iran with clips from video games. We analyse their strategy. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones
People in this episode
Host: Shiona McCallum
Guest: Unnamed woman in the Philippines
Topics covered
- OnlyFans
- AI in research
- media strategy
- human labor
- chatting services
Keywords
- OnlyFans
- chatters
- AI
- Philippines
- White House
- war with Iran
- media strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OnlyFans
Places: Philippines, White House
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