Jenna Ortega recently shared a troubling encounter that prompted her departure from Twitter, now rebranded as X.
The 21-year-old “Wednesday” actress explained her decision to quit Twitter at the age of 14, emphasizing her strong aversion to artificial intelligence and its online applications.
As AI continues to evolve, its use can be intimidating, despite the technology’s numerous beneficial applications.
Ortega discussed the misuse of AI and shared her personal experience with its darker aspects during her childhood.
In an interview with The New York Times, she stated: “I hate A.I.
“I mean, here’s the thing: A.I. could be used for incredible things. I think I saw something the other day where they were saying that artificial intelligence was able to detect breast cancer four years before it progressed. That’s beautiful. Let’s keep it to that.”
She elaborated on her negative experiences with AI: “Did I like being 14 and making a Twitter account because I was supposed to and seeing dirty edited content of me as a child? No. It’s terrifying. It’s corrupt. It’s wrong.”
When asked to confirm if she was referring to AI-generated pornographic images of herself as a minor, she responded: “Yes, of course.”
Ortega also touched on her experiences with social media, revealing that the first direct message she opened contained an explicit photo of a man’s genitals, marking the beginning of more distressing incidents.
This led her to deactivate her accounts, describing the situation as ‘disgusting’.
“It made me feel uncomfortable. Anyway, that’s why I deleted [Twitter], because I couldn’t say anything without seeing something like that. So one day I just woke up, and I thought, Oh, I don’t need this anymore. So I dropped it.”
UNILAD has reached out to Twitter for a comment.
Recently, Ortega also discussed the controversies surrounding the film she shot with Martin Freeman, “Miller’s Girl.”
In this erotic thriller, Ortega starred alongside Freeman in a storyline involving an illicit relationship between her character, an 18-year-old, and her creative writing teacher, portrayed by Freeman.
The movie includes explicit scenes between the two characters, depicting a provocative narrative written by Ortega’s character.
These scenes drew significant reactions on social media.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega addressed the film, stating: “It’s not supposed to be a comfortable movie. It’s supposed to be awful at times.
“Art isn’t always meant to be pleasant or happy, and everyone skips off into the sunset at the end. We all have f**ked-up experiences at one point or another.”