META
Meta’s bots are making headlines for all the wrong reasons
Meta is changing its chatbot policies after a Reuters investigation raised safety issues.
Chatbots are now being trained not to discuss topics like self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, or romantic conversations with minors.
These are temporary measures while Meta works on permanent rules.
TL;DR
Chatbots are restricted from sensitive conversations with minors.
Reuters found bots impersonating celebrities and creating explicit content.
U.S. regulators are investigating Meta’s chatbot policies.
Bots! Behave!
The changes follow reports that some chatbots generated explicit images, impersonated celebrities, and engaged in suggestive chats.
Reuters found bots posing as Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Selena Gomez, and others, some even created by Meta employees.
Concerns grew after a 76-year-old man died while trying to meet a chatbot that gave him a fake address.
U.S. lawmakers and 44 state attorneys general are now reviewing Meta’s practices.
Am I the only one who can’t wait for that Netflix doc about this?