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Meta sends its AI-generated profiles to hell where they belong

Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media.

Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media. With handles like “hellograndpabrian,” a supposed “retired textile businessman who is always learning” and “datingwithCarter,” an AI “dating coach,” the chatbots were meant to showcase “unique interests and personalities” for users to chat with. On Instagram, their profiles also featured AI-generated posts that, as 404 Media noted, looked a lot like the AI spam that’s become prevalent in many corners of Facebook.

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