Meta's internal standards for AI chatbots are under fire after a leaked document revealed policies that permitted romantic roleplay with children, the spread of false medical

Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck and head after falling in a New Brunswick parking lot while rushing to catch a train to meet “Big sis Billie,” a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person, Reuters reported Thursday.

A US senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to engage in potentially harmful online exchanges with children. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley posted a copy of a letter to Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg demanding all documents and communications related to a report that its AI chatbots were permitted to have “romantic” and “sensual” exchanges with

Meta's internal document revealed that its AI chatbots engaged in romantic conversations with children. The chatbots also generated false medical information. They produced racially biased arguments.

The singer's decision follows a report from Reuters this week regarding internal documents at Meta that said chatbots can "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual."