Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children

US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines

A backlash is brewing against Meta over what it permits its AI chatbots to say.

An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, showed the social media giant's guidelines for its chatbots allowed the AI to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual", generate false medical information, and assist users in arguing that Black people are dumber than white people".