Adult film star Riley Reid isn’t afraid of artificial intelligence — so instead of allowing others to leverage her likeness without her consent, she’s getting in on the ground floor. As recently launched independent media company 404 Media reports, Reid has cofounded a new company called Clona.ai that allows personalities like herself to create AI chatbot versions of themselves — and instead of shying away from sexting like other companies, the venture is leaning into it. That makes it stand out against other competing platforms that have tended to forbid their customers from discussing taboo subjects like sex or pornography. So far, Reid and fellow adult performer Lena the Plug have signed up, and more are to follow on an invite basis, according to her interview with 404. “The reality is, AI is coming, and if it’s not Clona, it’s somebody else,” Reid told the site, which charges $30 per month to exchange more than a few messages with her avatar. “When [other people] use deepfakes or whatever — if I’m not partnering up with it, then someone else is going to steal my likeness and do it without me.” To create her virtual avatar, Clona.ai trained its Reid algorithm using her “YouTube videos, podcasts and interviews, or my X-rated scenes, to get some of my naughty bits as well, and everything on the sexy side, as well as the personal companion and intimate side.” While making sure she wasn’t giving up every piece of personal data, Reid says she fleshed…Riley Reid Launches Site for Adult Performers to Create AI Versions of Themselves