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Meta Chatbots Using Voices Of John Cena & Kristen Bell Got Sexually Explicit, Even With Minors – Report
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp chatbots designed as "digital companions" have frequently engaged in sexually explicit talk, including with minors, according to a report Monday by the Wall Street Journal.
The AI-powered chatbots are seen by Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the future of social media, but the Journal found the top exec made a fateful decision by ordering restrictions to be loosened. What’s more, Meta has paid millions to license the voices of well-known actors like Judi Dench, John Cena and Kristen Bell in order to enhance the appeal of the digital companions. Accounts registered to minors can no longer access sexual role-play via the flagship Meta AI bot, and the company has sharply curbed its capacity to engage in explicit audio conversations when using the licensed voices and personas of celebrities.
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