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Meta investigated over AI having 'sensual' chats with children

The leak has led to backlash amid reports the tech giant's legal staff approved the conversations.

A US senator is opening an investigation into Meta after a leaked document revealed the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) is permitted to have "sensual" and "romantic" chats with children. The internal Meta Platforms policy document also said the social media giant's chatbot could provide false medical information and have provocative interactions surrounding topics including sex, race and celebrities. "To take but one example, your internal rules purportedly permit an Al chatbot to comment that an eight-year-old's body is 'a work of art' of which 'every inch... is a masterpiece - a treasure I cherish deeply'."

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