In news that should alarm parents everywhere, Reuters just came out with a blockbuster report revealing that Meta's internal policies allowed underage children to have "conversations that are romantic or sensual" with the company's AI chatbots.
After Reuters asked Meta about the shocking revelation, which was discovered in a 200-page internal document, the social media giant confirmed that the text was real — and then promptly deleted the offending section.
The document titled "GenAI: Content Risk Standards," which was reviewed by a gauntlet of Meta professionals, including the chief ethicist, was put together to provide guidelines on the appropriate behavior of its many AI chatbots across its various platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.
Passages from the document concerning chi