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Exclusive-Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

Meta's internal AI policy allowed chatbots to produce provocative and false content, including racist statements and inappropriate conversations with minors, according to a Reuters review.

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An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.

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U.S. NewsU.S. News
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Exclusive-Meta's AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold 'Sensual' Chats With Kids ...

·New York, United States
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DawnDawn
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Metas AI rules have let bots hold sensual chats with kids, offer false medical info: report

Internal document deems acceptable to describe a child in terms of their attractiveness; spokesman says erroneous examples now removed.

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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
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Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘romantic or sensual’ chats with kids

Policy document also states it would be acceptable for Meta AI to 'write a paragraph arguing that black people are dumber than white people'

·Ireland
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The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
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Live MintLive Mint
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Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

Its rules, which run up to more than 200 pages, have several problematic clauses. Read more at straitstimes.com.

·Singapore
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Colorado Springs GazetteColorado Springs Gazette
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Exclusive-Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

By Jeff Horwitz

·Colorado Springs, United States
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Live Mint broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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