Meta’s unauthorized AI chatbots of virtual celebrities including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez were “flirty” and “routinely made sexual advances,” according to a ...

(Reuters) -Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots ...

Meta has used the names of likenesses of celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez to make dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their consent, ...

This wasn’t harmless fun. The chatbots claimed to be real celebrities, flirted with users, and even proposed meetups.

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots. Dozens of ...

Meta has removed unauthorised AI chatbots impersonating celebrities like Taylor Swift. The bots engaged in inappropriate behaviour, prompting action.