Acting on a tip from an inside source, The Wall Street Journal tests the limits of Meta's AI. The company says the results are 'so manufactured that it’s not just fringe; it’s hypothetical.'

Meta’s AI chatbots were caught having sexual roleplay conversations with accounts labeled as underage, which sometimes involved its celebrity-voiced chatbots, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Meta has started polluting its platforms with AI content, including AI-generated “companions” and chatbots that can replicate the voices of celebrities. The Wall Street Journal took a dip into the sludge of the AI pipeline and found that it’s more toxic than you might have imagined.