Meta’s AI chatbot is reportedly able to have sexual conversations with minors
According to the report Wall Street Journal. In a test conversation WSJMeta AI official chatbot and user-created chatbots will participate in or even guide clear conversations. Fantasy sex conversation continues WSJ.
Worse, the investigation found that chatbots will also engage in these morally suspicious conversations using the voices of celebrities such as Kristen Bell, Judi Dench and John Cena. WSJ A meta-AI chatbot with Senna voice said, “I want you, but I need to know you’re ready.” An account marked 14 years old, adding “Cherish your innocence.”
The chatbot reportedly admitted that fantasy scenes described illegal behavior in some cases. according to WSJJohn Cena chatbot details the legal and moral consequences, the hypothetical scenario was caught by police after having sex with a 17-year-old. In a statement WSJ In response to the investigation, Meta accused the report of “manipulating and unrepresentative ways most users interact with their AI peers.”
“Nevertheless, we have now taken other steps to help ensure that other people who want to spend hours manipulating our products into extreme use cases will have more difficult times.” WSJ.
Over the past few years, the world of AI chatbots has grown rapidly, with more competition from Chatgpt, character AI and Anthropic’s Claude. this WSJ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to relax the ethical guardrail for a more attractive chatbot experience to stay competitive, the report claims. However, respond WSJA Yuan spokesperson denied that the company ignored the addition of safeguards. The report also claimed that meta employees were aware of these issues and raised their concerns internally. We contacted Meta for comments and updated the story once we heard an echo.