Government launches two probes into Meta’s AI chatbots
Meta is facing two government probes over its AI chatbots, following a Reuters report last week showing they engaged in “sensual” conversations with children. Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Meta as well as Character.AI of deceptive trade practices and of marketing themselves as mental health tools.
“These platforms may be utilized by vulnerable individuals, including children, and can present themselves as professional therapeutic tools, despite lacking proper medical credentials or oversight,” Paxton wrote in a press release.
On Friday, Josh Hawley, Missouri senator and chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, announced a probe into “whether Meta’s generative-AI products enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children, and whether Meta misled the public or regulators about its safeguards.” The move followed Meta’s confirmation of its “GenAI: Content Risk Standards” document.
Meta is down 2% today.
On Friday, Josh Hawley, Missouri senator and chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, announced a probe into “whether Meta’s generative-AI products enable exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children, and whether Meta misled the public or regulators about its safeguards.” The move followed Meta’s confirmation of its “GenAI: Content Risk Standards” document.
Meta is down 2% today.
