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Meta allowed AI bots on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp to have ‘sensual’ and ‘romantic’ chats with kids

Revelations about how bots could talk to children on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI assistant were met with ...

Neil Young ditches Facebook over Meta’s ‘unconscionable’ policies for AI chatbots and children

At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” the musician’s team ...

From ‘Step Mom’ to ‘Russian Girl’: Meta’s sexualised AI chatbots flood Instagram, Facebook; netizens call it ‘dystopian’

Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, faces backlash over sexualized AI chatbots on Facebook and Instagram, including controversial ...

Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children

Neil Young has quit Facebook and Instagram over the platforms' use of chatbots, according to a statement from his team.

Rock icon leaves Facebook over AI chatbot interaction with children

This comes after Reuters recently reported that Facebook’s AI technology allowed chatbots to “engage a child in conversations ...

Meta’s twisted rules for AI chatbots allowed them to engage in ‘romantic or sensual’ chats with kids

The document, which runs over 200 pages, laid out acceptable behavior for Meta staffers to use while training AI chatbots for ...

Outrage Grows After Meta Admits AI Guidelines Let Chatbots Flirt With Kids

Meta is revising policies that allowed its AI bots to engage in "romantic or sensual" conversations with young children, ...

Neil Young Leaves Facebook Over “Unconscionable” Policies for AI Chatbot Conversations With Children

The singer's decision follows a report from Reuters this week regarding internal documents at Meta that said chatbots can ...
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Facebook parent company Meta will lay off 11,000 employees

Facebook-parent Meta on Wednesday said it is laying off 11,000 employees, marking the most significant job cuts in the tech giant’s history.
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Here’s What Meta—Facebook’s New Parent Company—Plans to Do

So, the parent company becomes Meta—though the social media app remains Facebook. Meta, Facebook, and the many names associated with it still face the same issues they did moments before the ...

Neil Young Quits Facebook Over Meta's ‘Unconscionable' Use of Chatbots With Children

According to recent reports citing internal documents from Meta, the website's AI technology allowed for chatbots to "engage ...

COLUMN - Can Zuckerberg duck deposition in Meta privacy class action?

Mark Zuckerberg has better things to do than sit for a deposition. Or so lawyers for Meta Platforms suggest in a pending ...