Meta on contractors posing as teens to ask rival chatbots ‘sensitive’ questions

Meta has defended its contractors posing as teenagers to test rival AI chatbots on sensitive topics like suicide and drugs. The company claims this is standard practice for ensuring AI safety and age-appropriateness, though rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Character. AI deny authorizing such testing. The project reportedly involved thousands of prompts and images, raising questions about data usage and AI safety protocols.