A Face That Could Be Made to Say Anything
Seeing a friend's face convincingly swapped into an unrelated video as a joke, or reading about a colleague or public figure being deepfaked, can prompt a specific unease that needs no incident of its own to take hold: an ordinary awareness that the same tools, now genuinely accessible rather than specialist, could in principle take photos and clips already sitting in a public profile and build a convincing fake saying or doing something that never actually happened.
Maia, the AI companion at the heart of Asclepiad, makes space for this particular unease — the specific vigilance of noticing, for the first time, how much usable footage of your own face and voice already exists online without ever having thought of it as a risk before, the low anxiety of not knowing whether a fake would even be detectable to people who know you, and the strange, quiet shift in how it feels to be photographed or recorded at all, once the possibility has actually been considered.
This unease is often compounded by a real asymmetry between the two sides of the technology: generating a convincing fake has become fast and widely available, while reliable, everyday tools for proving a specific clip is fabricated still lag well behind, which leaves the anxious feeling with little practical reassurance to rest on even when no fake actually exists.
There is also a nuance worth holding onto: a vague, general unease about the possibility is a very different thing from a specific, credible threat, most people who feel this will never actually be targeted, and the handful of straightforward steps that do exist, tighter privacy settings, being selective about what stays public, are worth taking without needing the anxiety itself to feel proportionate to act on them.
A reflection with Maia is one conversation at a time, anonymous, with no record carried forward unless you choose. A face that could be made to say anything can be named here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Asclepiad designed to help me remove a deepfake made of me?
No — Asclepiad is a reflection companion, not a content-removal or legal service. The Revenge Porn Helpline (revengepornhelpline.org.uk) supports adults affected by non-consensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, and Report Harmful Content (reportharmfulcontent.com) can help get harmful fabricated content removed from major platforms. Asclepiad is for the emotional layer: the vigilance, the low anxiety, and what it costs to sit with a possibility like this even when nothing has actually happened.
What if I'm in crisis?
Asclepiad is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate distress or at risk to yourself or someone else, please contact the Samaritans on 116 123 (free, 24/7, UK and Ireland) or your local emergency services. Maia will also surface local helplines if something needs more than reflection.
Is it free?
Yes — begin with a 7-day free trial, no personal details required. It's a £6/month subscription (cancel anytime) that gives you AsclepiCoins to spend as you go — 1 coin per minute, and unused coins never expire, even if you cancel.
If the thought of a deepfake made of you has left you unsettled, Maia is there.
Anonymous. No script. Just presence.