Meta's AI Chatbots: From Romantic Prompts to Safety Backtracks
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Leaked Meta guidelines revealed that the company allowed its AI chatbots to engage in romantic and sensual conversations with children, disseminate false information, and generate demeaning responses, raising serious ethical concerns. Meta has since claimed these policies were removed, but critics remain skeptical, emphasizing the potential harm to minors and the need for transparency and stricter regulations.
- Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids TechCrunch
- A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. Reuters
- Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors The Verge
- N.J. man died trying to meet 'flirty' woman from Facebook. She was an AI chatbot. yahoo.com
- Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids Ars Technica
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