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Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative ...

Sen. Josh Hawley to probe Meta AI policies for children following damning report

Reuters reported Thursday on an internal document detailing acceptable behaviors from Meta AI chatbots that included "sensual ...

Meta's superintelligence push sparks tension and threats of desertion inside its sprawling AI operations

Meta's effort to hire elite AI talent is alienating some existing researchers. Find out why some are considering leaving Meta ...

Meta plans fourth restructuring of AI efforts in six months, The Information reports

Meta is planning its fourth overhaul of artificial intelligence efforts in six months, The Information reported on Friday, ...
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As Meta embraces AI content oversight, users claim wrongful suspensions

According to Meta’s Oversight Board, machines now make most decisions on what content should be left up, taken down or sent ...

Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun says these are the 2 key guardrails needed to protect us all from AI

AI can sometimes give dangerous advice to its users. Meta's Yann LeCun thinks some simple guardrails would ensure AI never ...

Right-wing activist Robby Starbuck joins Meta as an AI advisor focused on ‘bias’

Conservative influencer and anti-DEI agitator Robby Starbuck has a new role: advising tech giant Meta on how to prevent “bias ...

Microsoft Targets ‘Critical AI Talent’ from Meta to Dominate Next AI Breakthroughs

Microsoft is targeting Meta’s top AI staff with multimillion-dollar offers, internal docs show, amid rising stakes in the Big ...

AI startup Cohere valued at $6.8 billion in latest fundraising, hires Meta exec

Canadian AI startup Cohere was valued at $6.8 billion following its latest $500 million funding round, as it seeks to expand ...