Meta shuts down AI character accounts on Facebook, Instagram

Where to find Meta AI in Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram—and what you can do with it
You’ll find Meta AI front and center in Meta’s apps: In the Facebook Messenger app, for example, tap Chats and you’ll see a Meta AI input box right at the top, above your real life friends and family members. Tap inside that box, and you can start chatting about whatever topic you like. You can also tap Meta AI on the tab bar at the bottom.
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Meta deletes AI character profiles after backlash, racism accusations
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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms scrambled to remove its own AI-generated accounts from the Facebook platform following an outcry from users. Human users started communicating with the AI bots that posted sloppy imagery and conversations laden with lies in their chats with humans.
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Meta AI-Generated Users Controversy
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Meta says the crappy AI bots going viral this week aren't the ones they're excited about
Earlier this week, Connor Hayes, a Meta exec, told Financial Times that the platform was planning on rolling out “hundreds ...