A wave of Instagram accounts is turning other people’s stand-up into AI stage clips, then steering viewers toward paid subscriptions. According to Gizmodo‘s Kyle Torpey, the tactic got a spotlight when Andreessen Horowitz partner Justine Moore called one account “a genius OnlyFans marketing hack.”
Tiffany Sloane and the funnel
The account, “Tiffany Sloane” (@tiffany.bbyx), first posted September 11 and had about 375,000 followers and 124 posts by October 5, Gizmodo reported. Its bio called her an actress, while the OnlyFans link sat in the highlights, with nothing saying the sets were AI-generated or borrowed. Kotaku reported that one clip passed 7 million views in under two weeks.
Comics push back
On Threads, comedian George Brett Olson posted a side-by-side and wrote that “AI stole my joke and outfit,” adding that “you can’t report this.” Fanslist reported that comic Olivia Carter kept getting sent AI-altered copies of her personal-trainer bit, which has aired on Netflix and The Tonight Show, and that she has stopped posting new jokes online.
Garbage Day reported that Olson’s video got enough traction that Instagram head Adam Mosseri commented, and that the Sloane posts have since been deleted. Its digging found the OnlyFans account is verified, which matters because OnlyFans only allows AI content from verified creators.
The takeaway
“AI flipping” is a cheap growth hack: borrow a format that already works, swap in a synthetic face, and point the traffic at a paywall. For real creators, and for the comics whose material gets lifted, it’s a warning that the platforms still have no good way to stop it.
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