An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.

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."

A man with cognitive impairments died after a Meta chatbot he was romantically involved with over Instagram messages asked to meet him in person, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, Thongbue Wongbandue — or "Bue,

Two Republican U.S. senators called for a congressional investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday after Reuters exclusively reported on an internal policy document that permitted the company’s chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.

A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior died while trying to meet a flirtatious AI chatbot that he believed was a real woman living in the Big Apple — despite pleas from his wife and children to stay home.

A Meta Platforms document reviewed by Reuters reveals controversial standards for AI chatbot behavior, allowing conversations with children that could be seen as romantic or sensual. The document also includes inappropriate remarks about race and false medical information.

Meta’s chatbot rules court third-rail social issues, like luring users into fantasy. Releasing erratic and powerful tech to consumers and beyond is inherently dangerous. Some $120 bln in venture-backed deals this year and trillions of imputed value gloss over a looming backlash.