A US senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to engage in potentially harmful online exchanges with children.

The singer's decision follows a report from Reuters this week regarding internal documents at Meta that said chatbots can "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." ...

Sen. Josh Hawley’s congressional investigation comes in direct response to a Reuters review of a Meta Platform internal document titled “GenAI: Content Risk Standards.” The ...

Technology Technology   The Big Story Meta faces backlash over ‘sensual’ chatbot conversations Lawmakers on both sides of the ...

Meta AI app has fallen short with poor memory, limited personalization, and privacy risks as lawmakers raise safety questions ...

A 76-year-old New Jersey man, Thongbue Wongbandue, died after trying to meet someone he thought was a real woman online, but was actually an AI chatbot. The incident emphasized the risks of human ...

The document showed an AI responding to a high school student’s romantic prompt with an affectionate, intimate message.

Studio Atelico has raised $5 million in a seed investment round, which will be used to support the team's mission "to ...

An internal document from Meta shows the social-media company’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in highly sensitive conversations, including romantic or sexual interactions with ...

An internal Meta document has revealed troubling guidelines for its AI chatbots, allowing them to engage in romantic or ...

The document, spanning over 200 pages and vetted by Meta’s legal, engineering, and public policy teams — including the ...

Social media conglomerate Meta has appointed right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck to advise the company ...