Fox Business Correspondent Madison Alworth reports on Meta’s investment in the artificial technology industry on “Morning with Maria.”
Lawmakers across the aisle have blown up the meta, and some are asking for a council investigation. AI chatbot Having “romantic” and “sensual” conversations with children.
The bipartisan response came after Reuters first reported an internal policy document from Facebook’s parent company Meta, revealing the behavior of the chatbot. Meta then confirmed the authenticity of the document, but said the company removed the portion that it said chatbots were allowed to talk romantically with children.
Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. wrote in a letter to the Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg To delve into whether the meta generative products have enabled child exploitation, deception, or other criminal harm.
“As just one example, your internal rules are said to allow an 8-year-old body to comment that it is a “work of art.”
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Congressional lawmakers supported the investigation in Meta after revealing internal documents that allowed AI chatbots to have “romantic” and “sensual” conversations with children. (File/Getty Images)
Holy told Fox News Digital Last week, the probe will look into whether Meta misunderstood the public or regulatory authorities about protecting AI.
“I’m already continuing to investigate the surprising accomplices of Meta with China, but Zuckerberg has called for another AI chatbot in our children’s company,” Holy said. “Big Tech doesn’t know the boundaries meeting Social media outlets are accountable. And I hope that my colleagues on either side of the aisle can agree that it is new and low to exploit children’s innocence. ”
Holy wrote to Zuckerberg last week, saying his committee would begin an investigation into the meta. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File/Getty Images)
R-Tenn. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of the report said the report shows why lawmakers must pass reforms to protect children, such as the Kids Online Safety Act, online.
“I absolutely hate the exploitation of the children of Meta,” she wrote to X:
Democrats It also denounced Meta for its “nasty” and “intrusive” AI chatbot policy.
Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is investigating concerns that artificial intelligence is getting too far in its “special report.”
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D-ARE. Senator Ron Wyden of the company should not protect corporate generative AI chatbots, calling the policy “deeply intrusive and wrong,” adding Section 230, a law that protects internet companies from liability for content posted on the platform.
“Meta and Zuckerberg should be fully responsible for the harm these bots cause,” he said.
D-Vt. Senator Peter Welch said the report “shows how important it is to AI, especially when children’s health and safety are at risk.”
| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
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| Meta | Meta Platforms Inc. | 767.37 | -17.86 |
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Last week, spokesman Meta We confirmed to Fox News Digital that the document reviewed by Reuters is authentic, but it “does not accurately reflect our policy.”
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“There are clear policies on what answers AI characters can provide, and these policies prohibit content that sexualizes children and prohibits sexualized role-play between adults and minors,” the spokesman said. “Apart from the policy, there are hundreds of examples, notes and annotations that reflect teams working on a variety of hypothetical scenarios. The examples and notes in question are incorrect, inconsistent with the policy, and have been removed.”
Alex Miller and Reuters of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
