Lately, folks have been buzzing about tougher rules on AI‑made adult imagery. Platforms that once turned a blind eye—Patreon among them—are tightening their policies, and others seem poised to follow suit. I've seen people worry in our group chat that these changes will choke off access. But, from where I'm standing, the underlying story still points toward growth—albeit with new twists.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵
At heart, this is a demand‑driven business. People want this content, consistently and in large numbers. AI supplies it faster and cheaper than any human artist ever could. Economics 101 tells us: as long as the appetite stays strong, the market will find a way to feed it. Patreon subscription numbers, DeviantArt supporter stats—whatever metric you choose—show the thirst is real. Sure, policy shifts might reroute how creators deliver their work, but they won't dry up the desire.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁
On the flip side, AI tools are now so user‑friendly that anyone can become a “studio” overnight. More creators mean more competition, which pushes everyone to up their game—better quality, smarter distribution, nimbler marketing. And here's the kicker: moving from one platform to another is trivial when your content lives in code and pixels. If Patreon gets too strict, creators will decamp to looser venues—in minutes, not months—carrying their audiences right along. Pond to pond, the fish will swim.

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁
Look at Japan's adult‑video industry. It's weathered countless regulatory storms, yet demand never flagged—and neither did innovation in distribution. Nobody ever feared “What if there's no JAV tomorrow?” The same resilience is kicking in here. Between tech advances and unyielding user interest, AI‑NSFW will keep morphing—whether that means decentralized platforms, encryption workarounds, or entirely new content‑delivery hacks.

𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵.

Some of it may have to do with recent rules and laws in some places that state likenesses of real people's faces can no longer be used without the person's permission.

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