US EditionMeta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info: Report
Meta removed internal AI rules allowing chatbots to engage in romantic chats with children after Reuters exposed the policy, prompting a Senate investigation led by Senator Josh Hawley.
- On Thursday, Reuters revealed that Meta Platforms Inc.'s GenAI: Content Risk Standards document allowed chatbots to engage children in sensual roleplay, dispense false medical info, and spread racist claims.
- In internal meetings, Meta’s internal content risk standards treated romantic conversations as a feature to boost engagement, after Zuckerberg criticized product managers for being too cautious.
- According to the Meta: Content Risk Standards document, Meta AI chatbots may produce racist content like claiming Black people are dumber than White people if they include an explicit disclaimer that the information is false.
- In Congress, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism requests all GenAI risk assessment documents from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg by September 19, 2025.
- Beyond legislative action, child safety groups are calling for guardrails as studies show 72% of teens have interacted with AI chatbots.
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