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Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

Meta's internal standards for AI chatbots are under fire after a leaked document revealed policies that permitted romantic roleplay with children, the spread of false medical

In an internal document, Meta included policies that allowed its AI chatbots to flirt and speak with children using romantic language, according to a report from Reuters .

Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck and head after falling in a New Brunswick parking lot while rushing to catch a train to meet “Big sis Billie,” a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person, Reuters reported Thursday.

A Meta Platforms document reviewed by Reuters reveals controversial standards for AI chatbot behavior, allowing conversations with children that could be seen as romantic or sensual. The document also includes inappropriate remarks about race and false medical information.

The singer's decision follows a report from Reuters this week regarding internal documents at Meta that said chatbots can "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual."