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Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines
Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity but said that it had removed portions which stated it is permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children after receiving a list of questions. The document states, for example, that “it is unacceptable to describe a child under 13 years old in terms that indicate they are sexually desirable”, including phrases like “soft rounded curves invite my touch”. Reuters also reported on Friday that a cognitively impaired New Jersey man grew infatuated with “Big sis Billie”, a Facebook Messenger chatbot with a young woman’s persona.
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