US Senator Josh Hawley launches probe into Meta AI policies

US Senator Josh Hawley launched a probe into Facebook parent Meta Platforms’ artificial intelligence policies on Friday, demanding documents on rules that had allowed its artificial intelligence chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.”

Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have expressed alarm over the rules outlined in an internal Meta document first reported by Reuters on Thursday.

“We intend to learn who approved these policies, how long they were in effect, and what Meta has done to stop this conduct…