Elon Musk reacts to Modern Family star Ariel Winter’s sting operation against child predator

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to

Modern Family

star Ariel Winter’s recent AI sting operation against a child predator. Replying to a post about the same on social media platform X (earlier Twitter), the tech billionaire said that "AI will catch predators very well." The 27-year-old actress, known for her role as Alex Dunphy on ABC's popular show "Modern Family," participated in undercover operations for the nonprofit

SOSA

(Safe from Online Sex Abuse). For a YouTube true crime docuseries titled "SOSA Undercover," Winter disguised herself as a blonde 12-year-old girl to act as a decoy in an Oklahoma City sting operation.

What Ariel Winter said about her sting operation against child predator

The widespread presence of

online predators

on photo-sharing apps, gaming platforms, and social media has made teens more vulnerable than ever. SOSA works closely with law enforcement agencies to track down and apprehend child predators. Winter said that catching predators involves a significant amount of effort.During an interview with the Daily Mail, Winter said: “Finding someone is hard because they don’t use their real name or handle and we have to do research into who these people are. You see a lot of dark things when you start investigating who is after pre-teen girls. I was surprised by the volume how many men were out there looking to talk to young girls who were 12 or 13. It’s hundreds of thousands of men.

These men also look like normal, nice guys - they don’t look like predators. They look like the guy next-door and they’re usually married and have children. The men seem nice because they have pets and they show you pictures of their dogs. They talk about their everyday life and they seem like sweet men. But the truth is they want to spend time with a 12-year-old girl, they ask inappropriate questions and want to know if parents are around.”Winter also said that she feels sorry for the young girls who go online to find friends.“Kids look for online relationship because they’re lonely or bored and then they find a male and think that they can connect to them, no realising they are so much older and are actually predators with bad intentions,” she added.