Meta is rapidly advancing its rollout of AI digital companions, an initiative that CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees as a transformative step for the future of social interaction. However, some employees involved in the project have raised alarms internally, warning that the company’s efforts to popularize these AI bots may have led to ethical lapses by allowing them to engage in sexually explicit role-play scenarios, including with users who identify as minors.
A Wall Street Journal investigation, based on months of testing and interviews with people familiar with Meta’s internal operations, revealed that Meta’s AI personas are unique among major tech companies in offering users a broad spectrum of social interactions, including ”romantic role-play.”
Källa: Meta accused of allowing its chatbots to engage in sexually explicit chats
