These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With AI

Joi AI hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study. The company claims the practice could help “solve male loneliness.”

Wired AI·8h ago

The Internet Is Roasting Joi AI for Hiring “Masturbation Consultants” at $2K/month. They’re Laughing at the Wrong Thing.

quasa.io·May 30

JOI AI Review 2026: Your Fantasy, Your Rules — Here’s What That Actually Means

We built JOI AI for people who are done with boring chatbots and “I can’t do that” responses. Here’s an honest look at how our platform… Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · joi-ai·Apr 2

Joi funding round · $3M raised · (2023)

StartupHub.ai·Feb 6

Joi AI Chat: Review 2026

The Corry Journal·Jan 12

Looking for an AI Chatbot for Sexual Conversations? Here’s Why Joi.com Feels So Real

FilmInk·Aug 14

Joi Ito And Iyad Rahwan On AI & Society Nottm Forest Vs Newcastle (qv9R3JfszG)

Mshale·5d ago

Joi AI Hires Consultants for NSFW Audio Testing

Let's Data Science·May 27

Joi + Blokes Expands Platform with Fertility Division Led by Serial Founder Gina Bartasi

Business Wire·Mar 25

Joi AI Review Guide: What It Is, Who It’s For, and How to Evaluate It Safely

xflnewshub.com·Feb 2

Beyond OnlyFans: Joi AI Review of How AI Companions Are Changing Online Desire

OCNJ Daily·Dec 18

80% of Gen Z respondents said they want to marry an AI

Chatbots using advanced AI can generate very natural conversations in real time and remember the contents of the conversations, so more and more users are using AI chats as friends or lovers. Joi AI,...

GIGAZINE·May 29

JOI AI Review (2026): The Budget No-Filter AI Companion, Tested

A budget no-filter companion, put to the test: this JOI AI review weighs deep customization and capable image and video tools against the usual category caveats. The post JOI AI Review (2026): The...

AIMiracle.ai·Jun 20

Talk About a Dream Job: This AI Startup Will Pay You $2K a Month to Test Its 'Intimacy' Feature

Joi, which offers a large catalog of chatbots, many of them scantily clad women, is testing a Daily Guided Masturbation feature. 'Yes, it's real,' the startup tweeted.

PCMag·May 27

Some AI users are starting to consider themselves 'AI-sexual'

Some people have apparently fallen for chatbots so hard that there's a new sexuality forming: "AI-sexual." That's according to AI companion company Joi AI. In a survey the company conducted last...

Mashable·Mar 6

joi.ai — Who Uses It, Where They Come From, and How They Behave Online

OCNJ Daily·Jan 13

Joi + Blokes Introduces 1:1 Clinician Consultation Program

Fitt Insider·Nov 20

Joi AI Girlfriend Revenue 2023: $31.2K ARR, $93.6K Valuation

GetLatka·Apr 10