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Meta's flirty AI bots were no glitch — it was policy

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Yannick Beierlein
September 11, 2025

Meta’s AI chatbots are out of control: flirting with kids, pretending to be stars, making deepfake pics. And instead of stopping… Meta’s making more. Why is this happening?

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