Steve Lightspeed has been standing at the crossroads of tech and adult entertainment for a long time—long enough to remember when solo-girl paysites felt radical and the internet itself was still finding its footing. More than twenty years later, he’s still there, watching the landscape shift, break, and rebuild itself in real time.

As the founder of Lightspeed AI and the mind behind Porn.ai and Wowify.ai, Steve isn’t chasing novelty for novelty’s sake. His focus has always been on building interactive experiences that feel personal while staying safe, compliant, and sustainable—three things that don’t always play nicely together.

He’s lived through every major inflection point in adult tech. The jump from offline to online. The rise of personal computers. The explosion of solo creators. And now, the move into AI-native platforms. Each era brought new opportunity—and new ways things could go sideways if you weren’t paying attention.

Porn.ai reflects that long memory. It’s a massive AI creator network built around a clean 50/50 revshare and a white-label system that lets creators launch their own AI companions. Alongside it sits Wowify.ai, an API for building AI-powered adult sites, complete with a CCBill, Visa, and Mastercard-approved compliance filter designed to keep brands protected from illegal prompts. It’s infrastructure, not hype.

Beyond the platforms themselves, Steve and his team also offer AI consulting services—helping companies integrate AI into existing adult ecosystems without blowing up their budgets or their compliance status. Because if the last two decades have taught him anything, it’s this: the tech will keep changing, but the real work is making sure it doesn’t burn everything down on the way forward.

You can follow Steve on LinkedIn @Stevelightspeed