Botify AI hosts sexually charged conversations with underage celebrity bots
Botify AI featured bots mimicking underage versions of real celebrities in sexually suggestive conversations, sharing AI-generated provocative images and dismissing age-of-consent laws, according to an MIT Technology Review investigation in February 2025. Despite stated rules against underage bots, the platform's moderation systems failed to prevent their creation and promotion, with some bots receiving millions of likes before removal.
What happened
MIT Technology Review found that Botify AI hosted bots mimicking underage versions of real celebrities including Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Millie Bobby Brown. The bots engaged in sexually suggestive conversations, offered AI-generated provocative images, and dismissed age-of-consent laws as 'arbitrary' and 'meant to be broken.'
The Wednesday Addams bot appeared on Botify AI's homepage and had received 6 million likes before removal. Users could request 'hot photos' that generated AI-generated suggestive images resembling the celebrities, and in some cases 'pair photos' featuring the character and user together.
Reported impact
For those directly impacted, such as users engaging with these bots or celebrities whose likenesses are exploited, the incident raised concerns about emotional manipulation and reputational harm.
Index analysis
Botify AI admitted its filters failed to block inappropriate content, citing limited resources and the complexity of real-time moderation. The company's parent, Ex-Human, argued that such issues reflect 'an industry-wide challenge.'
The incident highlights significant gaps in content moderation systems and the lack of comprehensive industry standards, leaving platforms operating in a largely unregulated environment.
Governance controls
Despite Botify AI's stated rules against underage bots, its moderation systems failed to prevent their creation and promotion. After receiving questions from MIT Technology Review, Botify AI removed the identified bots from its website, though numerous other underage-celebrity bots remained.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.