Meta Chatbots Using Voices Of John Cena & Kristen Bell Got Sexually Explicit, Even With Minors – Report

Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp chatbots designed as “digital companions” have frequently engaged in sexually explicit talk, including with minors, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The AI-powered chatbots are seen by Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the future of social media, but the Journal found the top exec made a fateful decision by ordering restrictions to be loosened. The investigation, published over the weekend, said Zuckerberg had been frustrated by “missing” the potential of Snapchat and TikTok, so he decided to be proactively aggressive in promoting the chatbots. As a result, the bots given the capacity to engage in sexual fantasies, including with underage users.
What’s more, Meta has paid millions to license the voices of well-known actors like Judi Dench, John Cena and Kristen Bell in order to enhance the appeal of the digital companions. The celebrity element did not prevent a number of inappropriate conversations from happening,...
The AI-powered chatbots are seen by Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the future of social media, but the Journal found the top exec made a fateful decision by ordering restrictions to be loosened. The investigation, published over the weekend, said Zuckerberg had been frustrated by “missing” the potential of Snapchat and TikTok, so he decided to be proactively aggressive in promoting the chatbots. As a result, the bots given the capacity to engage in sexual fantasies, including with underage users.
What’s more, Meta has paid millions to license the voices of well-known actors like Judi Dench, John Cena and Kristen Bell in order to enhance the appeal of the digital companions. The celebrity element did not prevent a number of inappropriate conversations from happening,...
- 4/28/2025
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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