Mara Wilson expressed concerns about how the cast was cast Strange things Set in a “deep fake apocalypse”.
In an editorial by L The Guardian The 38-year-old American actress wrote in a newspaper that artificial intelligence will exploit everyone, including child stars and young actors, if it is not regulated without proper monitoring.
Wilson went on to speak candidly about her own experience of being “used in child sexual abuse material,” which made her concerned about the safety and integrity of other actors, such as the stars of the film “Children.” Strange things And Disney movies.
“Even before I was in high school, my image had been used in Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). I was featured on fetish websites and photoshopped into infographics,” she wrote.
the Matilda The star shared, “Growing men sent me creepy messages. I wasn’t a pretty girl — my weird age lasted from about 10 to about 25 — and I acted almost exclusively in family-friendly movies. But I was a public figure, so I was accessible. That’s what child sexual predators look for: access. And nothing made me more accessible than the Internet.”
Wilson admitted it was an overwhelming experience and one she wouldn’t want any child to go through.
She added: “It was a traumatic and violating experience; a living nightmare that I wished no other child had to go through. As an adult, I worried about the other children who followed behind me. Were similar things happening to the Disney stars, the Strangers Things cast, and the teenagers who were dancing on TikTok and smiling in family vlogging channels on YouTube?”
It is worth noting, House of magic alum’s fear became a reality when X (formerly Twitter) users asked AI tool Grok to undress 14-year-old actress Nell Fisher, who portrayed Holly Wheeler in Stranger Things.
However, Elon Musk’s company later issued a statement confirming that it would ban Grok from “allowing the editing of images of real people wearing revealing clothing such as bikinis.”
“Innovative AI has reinvented stranger danger. And this time, the fear is justified. It is now much easier for any child whose face is posted online to be sexually exploited. Millions of children may be forced to live the same nightmare,” Mara Wilson wrote.