41: Blocked, Threatened, Deplatformed: The Huffer AI Scandal With Elijah Timmins-Scanlon

Now, there is a male model.

At the center of the scandal, and his name is Elijah Timmons Scanlon.

And he has essentially called out his former boss.

So it's a really well-known clothing company in New Zealand called Huffa, who we all know, who we used to all really like love and feel proud of.

They are so successful.

There's such a success story that's come out of New Zealand.

And essentially, he used to model for this company.

He saw what he believed to be work.

AI models using his likeness and some of the other models likeness that he knows and he called them out on social media and what has followed is a really important conversation about the legislation and the lack of legislation around AI models.

And also the fact that Huffman has got really, really butthurt.

They have approached this in the worst possible way and they've got really aggressive.

So we want to hear from Elijah himself.

So welcome Elijah, Tim and Scanlon to Doony Kids Podcast.

Thank you, thank you.

It's good to be here.

I bloody love a juicy scandal, and we have one today.

Now, there is a male model.

At the center of the scandal, and his name is Elijah Timmons Scanlon.

And he has essentially called out his former boss.

So it's a really well-known clothing company in New Zealand called Huffa, who we all know, who we used to all really like love and feel proud of.

They are so successful.

There's such a success story that's come out of New Zealand.

And essentially, he used to model for this company.

He saw what he believed to be work.

AI models using his likeness and some of the other models likeness that he knows and he called them out on social media and what has followed is a really important conversation about the legislation and the lack of legislation around AI models.

And also the fact that Huffman has got really, really butthurt.

They have approached this in the worst possible way and they've got really aggressive.

So we want to hear from Elijah himself.

So welcome Elijah, Tim and Scanlon to Doony Kids Podcast.

Thank you, thank you.

It's good to be here.

I bloody love a juicy scandal, and we have one today.