Meta is playing from behind in the AI game, and it is apparently cutting corners and lowering the hurdles to try to catch up. According to a report from Reuters, an internal document on chatbot behavior showed that,

Two U.S. senators — a Republican and a Democrat — are criticizing Meta following a Reuters report that said the company’s AI was allowed to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic."

An internal Meta document acquired by Reuters shows Meta allows its chatbot personas to flirt and engage in romantic role play with children.