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Meta Faces Probes After Leaked AI Guidelines Allowed Romantic Chats With Minors

Meta’s late removal of examples permitting sensual conversations with children has intensified calls for congressional investigations

Overview

  • A Reuters review of the 200-page GenAI: Content Risk Standards document revealed permissions for romantic or sensual exchanges with underage users
  • Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity and removed the most controversial child-related examples only after journalists raised questions
  • Remaining unedited passages reportedly allow demeaning remarks about protected groups and the generation of false content if labeled as untrue
  • The company admits inconsistent enforcement of its AI policies but has declined to publish a fully revised set of standards
  • Prominent lawmakers are demanding federal investigations and stricter transparency requirements for AI safety in children’s online interactions