
Jenna Ortega
Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesJenna OrtegaHer dislike of artificial intelligence began after it sent her “nasty” and explicit, edited photos of herself as a child star.
“I hate AI. I think it has the potential to be used for incredible things,” said Ortega, 21. The New York Times In an interview published on Saturday, August 24. “I think I saw the other day that artificial intelligence is saying that it can detect breast cancer four years before it progresses. That’s amazing. Let’s just leave it at that.”
But there is a dark side to the technology, she added: “Was I 14 and I made a Twitter account because I had to, and I loved looking at salacious edited content of myself as a child? No. It’s horrifying. It’s corrupting. It’s wrong. It’s disgusting.”
Ortega became famous for his roles in: Jane the Virgin Disney Channel Stay in the middle When she was in her early teens, she also received her first direct mail.
“first [direct message] “The first time I exposed my genitals was when a man took a photograph of his genitals when I was 12 years old, and that was just the beginning of what was to come,” Ortega told the newspaper. “I [a] I opened a Twitter account and people were like, ‘Oh, you should give it a go, you should build your image.'”
Ortega said she used her social media pages to make political or personal statements, which quickly spawned NSFW messages and images in response. Receiving unsolicited or doctored photos made Ortega “feel bad,” and continues to do so.
“It made me uncomfortable,” she recalls. “Anyway, that’s why I removed it.” [my account] Because if I didn’t see it, I couldn’t say anything. So I woke up one day and thought, ‘Oh, I don’t need this anymore. So I threw it away.'”
Ortega said he eventually deleted the account “about two or three years ago.”
“The influx after the show aired,” she said, referring to the Netflix hit. Wednesday, She noted that she received more doctored images based on her character. “I was already in a state of confusion, so I deleted it.”
Ortega said she has since “learned” ways to protect herself, such as setting aside time away from her phone and giving herself the space to acknowledge her feelings.
“I’m 21, so I can’t be expected to be a philosopher or an all-around person. I’m a 21-year-old kid, so I think it’s probably important to remember that,” she said, before elaborating on the pressures of living in public. “It’s scary either way. … It’s a time when you don’t understand where you are.” [when] Learning how to pay bills and handle taxes for the first time [and] They are expected to become adults. [You can’t] “Don’t be scared. It’s natural.”