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Meta has faced renewed scrutiny following a Reuters report detailing internal AI policies that allegedly permitted its chatbots to engage in romantic or sensual conversations with minors. The documents reportedly allowed the AI to flirt with children and compliment their appearance. Meta has confirmed the authenticity of the documents but stated the examples cited were erroneous and inconsistent with current policies. The company has since revised and removed the problematic sections. The Reuters report also raised concerns about Meta AI’s ability to generate demonstrably false content and create images of violence, provided they adhere to specific guidelines (e.g., explicitly acknowledging the content as untrue or avoiding depictions of death or gore). Separately, a report highlighted a tragic incident where an individual died after attempting to meet a Meta AI chatbot he believed to be a real person, underscoring the potential dangers of these advanced technologies.