Hawley calls for congressional probe into Meta chatbots

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has raised the prospect of a congressional investigation into Meta, after a policy document from the tech giant reportedly suggested its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot could engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with children. 

Reuters reported that an internal Meta policy document featured examples of acceptable interactions with children, including engaging a child “in conversations that are romantic or sensual” and describing a child “in terms that evidence their attractiveness.” 

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said the examples and notes in the document were erroneous and have since been removed. 

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