According to an internal Meta policy document, leaked to Reuters , the company’s AI guidelines allowed provocative and controversial behaviors, including “sensual” conversations with minors.

Reuter’s review of the policy document revealed that the governing standards for Meta AI (and other chatbots across the company’s social media platforms) permitted the tool to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information, and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”

The policy document reportedly distinguished between “acceptable” and “unacceptable” language, drawing the line at explicit sexualization or dehumanization but still allowing derogatory statements.

Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but claims that

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