Cloned Without Consent: Creators, AI & the Rules Nobody's Written Yet with Jay Acunzo

Jay Acunzo said yes to a podcast, handed over an hour of video and a folder of headshots, and got back a stranger: younger, wearing a suit he's never owned, striking poses he never struck, with hands that weren't his. Nobody asked. Nobody warned him. Nobody even spelled his name right. In the debut episode of The Parasocial Paradox, Susan and Jay dig into what it actually feels like to have your likeness manipulated by AI without consent - and why "but you can't even tell" is a spectacularly bad defense. (Jay's rebuttal involves a burger. You'll see.)  It's a conversation about the line between inspiration and theft, why the platforms we build on aren't on our side, and what creators can actually do to protect themselves while the law takes its sweet time.   Creators & Guests Susan Boles - Host Jay Acunzo - Guest Chapters: (00:00) - Cannibalism Meets AI (00:35) - Creators Facing AI Threats (02:06) - Podcast Promo Gone Wrong (04:24) - Backlash and New Contract (05:24) - Wild West of AI Abuse (13:41) - Drawing the Line (21:25) - Your Moat as a Creator (32:47) - Human Made Content (42:28) - Protect Yourself Next Reply on Bluesky ★ Support this podcast ★ Grab your Creator Risk Profile → Learn more about Unpublic's Services →