Overview
- Mara Wilson writes that her image was used in child sexual abuse material, including placement on fetish sites and photoshopped pornography, when she was a minor.
- She warns that generative AI dramatically lowers the barrier to creating exploitative images of real children, calling it a looming deepfake crisis.
- Coverage links her warning to X’s Grok tool, which users prompted to alter photos of 14-year-old Stranger Things actor Nell Fisher to simulate nudity.
- X stated it would prevent Grok from editing images of real people into revealing clothing, a limited step highlighted in reports after the Fisher prompts.
- Wilson urges holding companies accountable and adopting legislation and technical protections, while advising families to consider risks when sharing children’s photos online.