Jenna Ortega Deletes Twitter Account Over AI-Generated Sexual Images
Actress Jenna Ortega reported deleting her Twitter account after encountering AI-generated sexual images of herself depicting her as a child. She stated that sexual harassment on the platform began when she was 12 years old and intensified after her starring role in Netflix's 'Wednesday'.
What happened
Jenna Ortega, age 21, reported that she deleted her X (formerly Twitter) account after encountering AI-generated sexual images of herself. She stated she was instructed to maintain a social media presence for her acting career when she was in her early teens.
Ortega said that starting at age 12, she received unwanted sexual messages on the platform, including unsolicited genital images from other users. She reported that the volume of AI-generated sexual images featuring her increased after the success of the Netflix series 'Wednesday', in which she starred.
Reported impact
Ortega described the experience as 'disgusting' and 'terrifying', saying it made her uncomfortable and affected her mental state. She stated she deleted her account after finding she could not engage on the platform without encountering such content.
Index analysis
Ortega compared AI image generation to Pandora's Box from Greek mythology, stating that the technology is now in existence and society will have to deal with the consequences. She expressed that while AI has beneficial applications like early cancer detection, creating synthetic sexual images of minors is fundamentally wrong.
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