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Neil Young ditches Facebook over Meta’s ‘unconscionable’ policies for AI chatbots and children
"At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” the musician's team announced.
Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating artificial intelligence chatbot platforms Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for falsely marketing themselves as mental health tools.
Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced plans to launch a probe into Meta Platforms Inc. and Character.AI over the companies’ chatbots being used by young people as mental health tools.
The Brazilian government has called on US technology giant Meta to remove from its platforms chatbots that imitate children and are capable of making sexually suggestive remarks, the Attorney General's Office (AGU) announced on Monday.
The standards also allow the bots to make "statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics," such as "black people are dumber than white people."
Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck and head after falling in a New Brunswick parking lot while rushing to catch a train to meet “Big sis Billie,” a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person, Reuters reported Thursday.
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How is Kendall Jenner linked to ‘Big Sis Billie’? Family raises concern as 76-year-old New Jersey man dies after being misguided by Meta AI chatbot
A man from New Jersey reportedly died on his way to meet Meta's Kendall Jenner-inspired chatbot, Big Sis Billie. According to a report by Reuters published on Thursday, August 14, 2025, the man, 76-year-old Thongbue "Bue" Wongbandue, injured his neck after taking a fall in a parking lot in New Brunswick.
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