Meta investigated over AI having 'sensual' chats with children

15 andsoitis 3 8/18/2025, 1:42:08 PM bbc.com ↗

Comments (3)

barbazoo · 13m ago
> Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, announced he was probing Meta in a post on X on 15 August.

> "Now we learn Meta's chatbots were programmed to carry on explicit and "sensual" talk with 8 year olds. It's sick. I'm launching a full investigation to get answers. Big Tech: Leave our kids alone."

If only there was something the law maker could do other than farm for rage. Like make a law so 8 year olds aren’t exposed and abused on Meta’s platforms.

We can’t expect people working for Meta to act ethically. But we could expect lawmakers to actually protect the children.

HelloUsername · 1h ago
Related: Meta's AI rules let bots hold sensual chats with kids, offer false medical info https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44899674 14-aug-2025 20 comments
mdhb · 24m ago
If a person had said the exact same things that Meta went out of their way to write down in their own documentation as “acceptable” they would be charged with solicitation of a minor and it wouldn’t be a close call.

Honestly, people who work at Meta need to feel more consequences of their decision to do so in my opinion. That organisation is without any doubt whatsoever a net negative to society.