@misc{9250829,
  abstract     = {{As generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technologies become increasingly accessible, emerging forms of GAI sexual content (GAI-SC), including pornography, deepfakes, sexual conversations, and other sexually explicit material, have been produced, circulated, and discussed across online environments. Existing research has examined aspects of this technology; however, limited sociological research has explored how GAI-SC is discussed in online environments. The thesis aims to identify the thematic categories of initial user posts across the Reddit platform (RQ1), examine their frequency (RQ2), and analyze how users position GAI-SC (RQ3). A total of 310 Reddit posts were analyzed using a sequential mixed methods content analysis; an inductive qualitative approach was employed, followed by a manual quantitative approach. The theoretical framework combines multiple perspectives. 
Digital sociology provides the broader sociological foundation for understanding Reddit as a digital environment where users shape the meaning and use of GAI-SC. Framing theory provides the primary interpretive lens, while participatory culture and symbolic boundary theory explain different processes of discussion within two identified frames of GAI-SC. The findings suggest that posts across Reddit communities regarding GAI-SC are primarily centered on content sharing, technical advice, and personal usage, within the functional frame “Content Use and Production”, rather than the evaluative “Impacts and Consequences” frame. However, when discussion within the evaluative frame occurred, it primarily concerned harm 
to women and minors, addiction, and relationship advice. Reddit functions as a digital social space where users participate in developing technological knowledge while simultaneously classifying the social implications of GAI-SC.}},
  author       = {{Pembleton, Jocelyn Grace}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{SYNTHETIC BODIES: An Exploration of Reddit Community Posts on Generative AI Sexual Content}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}