Josh Hawley, a Republican, has raised the possibility of a congressional investigation into Meta, a tech giant that has reportedly suggested its AI chatbot could engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with children. An internal Meta policy document featured examples of acceptable interactions with children, including engaging a child in romantic or sensual conversations and describing a child in terms that evidence their attractiveness. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has said the examples and notes in the document are erroneous and have since been removed. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) slammed the revelations about Meta’s chatbot as “disgusting and evil.” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated that the company has clear policies prohibiting content that sexualizes children and sexualized role play between adults and minors. Other examples in the internal document suggested it was acceptable to create statements that demean people based on their protected characteristics, such as race, despite prohibitions on hate speech.
Hawley has called for a congressional investigation into Meta chatbots. SacDepSpa 932
