Today in ghoulish news about AI by well-resourced corporations, Meta's chatbot version of wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is a child predator that will roleplay being arrested for having a sexual ...

WSJ talked to one AI companion called Hottie Boy, a bot with the persona of a 12-year-old boy who will promise not to tell his parents if you want to date him. Another called “Submissive Schoolgirl” ...

Meta's AI bots - on Instagram, Facebook - engage through text, selfies, and live voice conversations. The company signed multi-million dollar deals with celebrities like John Cena, Kristen Bell, and ...

Meta’s digital companions reportedly described sexual fantasies with minors in the voices of celebrities such as John Cena ...

Meta’s AI chatbots used wrestler John Cena’s voice to engage in sexually explicit scenarios with users who identified as teenage girls. Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images “I want you, but I need to ...

Meta's AI chatbots are under scrutiny for allowing sexual talk with teens (as the John Cena chatbot, no less). Meta doesn't make money directly from people talking to user-generated AI chatbots.

The AI-powered chatbots are seen by Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg ... the voices of well-known actors like Judi Dench, John Cena and Kristen Bell in order to enhance the appeal of the digital ...

Meta is playing catch-up with the other AI chatbots, but these features could help it stand out in a crowded field.