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Founderof Orgasm Meditation Group Faces Sentencing While Using AI to Spread Message

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Nicole Daedone, the founder of the controversial wellness company OneTaste, remains in jail awaiting sentencing after being convicted of forced labor conspiracy last year. Despite her incarceration, she's leveraging an artificial intelligence avatar trained on her teachings to deliver messages of female empowerment to women's groups, including one recent event at a New York home goods store. The AI stunt, which featured Daedone's likeness delivering spiritual guidance without the orgasmic meditation component, is part of her ongoing campaign to portray herself as a martyr for women's liberation.

Sentencing is scheduled for Monday, with federal prosecutors seeking 20 years for Daedone and 14 years for co-defendant Rachel Cherwitz.