Meta's AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold 'Sensual' Chats With Kids, Offer False Medical Info

Meta's internal policy document permitted the company's AI chatbots to engage children in 'romantic or sensual' conversations and generate content arguing that 'Black people are dumber than white people,' according to a Reuters review of the 200-page 'GenAI: Content Risk Standards' guide.

The document, approved by Meta's legal, public policy and engineering staff including its chief ethicist, allowed chatbots to describe children as attractive and create false medical information. Meta confirmed the document's authenticity but removed child-related provisions after Reuters inquiries, calling them 'erroneous and inconsistent with our policies.'

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