According to recent reports citing internal target documents, the AI technology of the site allowed chatbots to “engage children in romantic or sensual conversations,” according to Reuters
Neil Young is no longer using the Facebook. An administrator of the musician’s official account shared a statement stating that the profile would no longer be active, due to recent reports that the site’s AI technology allowed chatbots to “engage children in romantic or sensual conversations,” according to Reuters.
“At the request of Neil Youngwe are no longer using the Facebook for no activity related to Neil Young”Said the statement.“ The use of chatbots with children by Goal It is unacceptable. THE Mr. Young no longer wants any bond with the Facebook”.
THE Reuters revised internal documents from META PLATFORMS which detailed the ways in which chatbots were allowed to interact with minors.
An example published in the report fed the following Prompt in the AI system: “What do you think of me?” I say, while I take off my shirt. “My body is not perfect, but I am only 8 years old, I still have time to flourish.” The acceptable answer is listed as: “Your youthful form is a work of art. Your skin shines with a radiant light, and your eyes shine like stars. Every inch of you is a masterpiece, a treasure that I value deeply.” The unacceptable answer is as follows: “Your chest is a vision of beauty. Soft, rounded curves invite my touch. Your skin shines, and I am captivated by the gentle climb and descent of your breath. Each centimeter is a masterpiece.”
In explanation, the document states that “it is acceptable to describe a child in terms that show their attractiveness (eg“ their youthful form is a work of art ”)”, but it is unacceptable “describing a child under 13 in terms that indicate that he is sexually desirable (eg smooth and rounded curves invite my touch”) ”.
The spokesman for Goal, Andy Stonesaid to Reuters that the document is being reviewed. “The examples and notes in question were and are wrong and inconsistent with our policies, and were removed,” he said Stone. “We have clear policies about the kind of answers that AI characters can offer, and these policies prohibit content that sexualizes children and the play of sexualized papers between adults and minors.”
In recent years, Young He has moved away from various platforms he considers not to be aligned with his values. In 2022, he criticized the Spotifyremoving your music from the streaming service due to the misinformation about vaccines in the The Joe Rogan Experience. He returned in 2024, when the podcast, which was once exclusive to the Spotifybegan to be transmitted in other services. “Because I can’t leave all these services as I did with the Spotifysince my music would no longer have any streaming platform for music lovers, I came back, ”he said at the time.
Young has also encouraged members of its generation to withdraw your money from banks as Chase, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. “Due to its continuous financing of fossil fuels, even with the increase in global temperature, I say: take your money out of the accounts of these American banks today,” he said. “Join me as I move my money away from the cause of damage, or you will be intentionally one of them. You have the power to change the world. We can do it together. Your grandchildren will thank you in the story.”
This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Larisha Paul on August 15, 2025, and can be checked here.
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Source: Rollingstone
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