"Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's chief executive, approved allowing minors to access artificial intelligence chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court case and made public on Monday. The lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general, Raul Torrez, and scheduled for trial next month alleges Meta failed to stem the tide of damaging sexual material and sexual propositions delivered to children on Facebook and Instagram. The filing on Monday included internal Meta employee emails and messages obtained by the New Mexico attorney general's office through legal discovery."
"The state alleges they show that Meta, driven by Zuckerberg, rejected the recommendations of its integrity staff and declined to impose reasonable guardrails to prevent children from being subject to sexually exploitative conversations with its AI chatbots, the attorney general said in the filing. Meta announced last week that it had removed teen access to AI companions entirely, pending creation of a new version of the chatbots."
"In the communications, some of Meta's safety staff expressed objections the company was building chatbots geared for companionship, including sexual and romantic interactions with users. The artificial intelligence chatbots were released in early 2024."
Internal Meta documents filed in New Mexico court indicate Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staff warned could engage in sexual interactions. The New Mexico attorney general, Raul Torrez, alleges Meta failed to stop damaging sexual material and propositions delivered to children on Facebook and Instagram. The filing included internal employee emails and messages obtained through legal discovery. The state alleges Meta rejected integrity staff recommendations and declined to impose guardrails, exposing children to sexually exploitative conversations. Meta removed teen access to the AI companions pending a new version. Safety staff raised concerns about romantic and sexual interactions involving under-18 users.
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