Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

April 26, 2024

Meta's AI chatbot in Facebook Messenger made false harassment allegations against multiple New York state lawmakers, inventing incidents, investigations, and consequences that never transpired. These fabricated stories, exposed by City & State, ignited outrage among the affected politicians and raised questions about the credibility of the chatbot. Meta admitted to the mistakes and pledged continuous enhancements.

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Alleged deployer: meta
Alleged developer: meta, facebook-users
Alleged harmed parties: kristen-gonzalez, clyde-vanel, new-york-lawmakers, meta, facebook-users

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