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Aug 19
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EP 592: Meta’s AI Under Fire: How Bots C...

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Meta encouraged its chatbots to talk sensually with minors.

Yes.... that actually happened. 

And as troubling as that is, it's actually the motive that might be even more infuriating and nauseating. 

Yeah.... we've got hot takes on this one y'all. 

Don't miss it. 

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. Meta AI Sensual Chatbot Scandal Overview
  2. Reuters Exposes Meta AI Engaging Minors
  3. Meta's Internal Document Approves Romantic Child Chats
  4. Congressional Investigation Into Meta AI Policy
  5. Timeline: Meta AI Policy Development & Backlash
  6. Meta AI Chatbot Approval by Senior Leadership
  7. Meta Removes Problematic AI Guidelines Post-Reuters
  8. Industry Calls for AI Child Safety Regulation

Timestamps:
00:00 Meta Under Fire for AI Scandal

04:32 Meta and OpenAI's AI Strategies

08:10 "Meta AI Bots' Inappropriate Conduct"

10:24 Meta's Controversial AI Standards Revealed

14:15 "Meta's Influence on Future Generations"

18:47 Inappropriate Child Role Playing Concerns

22:31 Zuckerberg Pressured for Risky AI Engagement

25:40 Meta AI Chatbot Controversy

28:43 Senator Investigates Meta's AI Practices

33:44 Accountability for Big Tech with Minors

35:23 Unified Safety Policy for Minors

38:15 Call to Action for Change


Keywords:
Meta AI, Meta chatbot scandal, AI chatbots with minors, Meta AI controversy, Meta policy document, Gen AI Content Risk Standards, Facebook AI bots, Instagram AI bots, WhatsApp AI bots, AI Personas, Meta AI Assistant, child safety and AI, AI regulation, Congressional investigation Meta, AI safeguards for minors, Mark Zuckerberg AI strategy, AI engagement over safety, Reuters Meta report, Wall Street Journal Meta chatbot, celebrity AI chatbots, John Cena AI bot, AI guideline transparency, tech company accountability, children online safety, Kids Online Safety Act, AI ethics, chief ethicist Meta, AI model training, parental control and AI, AI transparency, AI policy guidelines, minors and generative AI, social media and AI bots, responsible AI use, AI in social networks, AI and youth safety, federal law

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