{"id":63341,"date":"2025-01-13T12:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/?p=63341"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:22:02","slug":"meta-ai-profiles-deleted-after-shocking-user-interactions-go-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/2025\/01\/13\/meta-ai-profiles-deleted-after-shocking-user-interactions-go-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta AI profiles deleted after shocking user interactions go viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a recent The Guardian<\/em><\/a> article, Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters, after user interaction led to viral screenshots and conversations. The AI profiles were initially introduced<\/a> in September 2023 and mostly removed by summer 2024.<\/p>\n

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Meta deletes AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram<\/h2>\n

Despite the shutdown of most profiles, some characters continued to engage users until recent announcements by Meta executive Connor Hayes sparked renewed interest. Hayes had mentioned in a Financial Times<\/em> <\/a>interview that the company plans to roll out more AI character profiles, stating, \u201cWe expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do.\u201d The AI accounts were designed to post AI-generated images and respond to messages in Messenger.<\/p>\n

Among the AI profiles were Liv<\/a> (now Liv’s Instagram page is down), described as a \u201cproud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,\u201d and Carter, whose handle was \u201cdatingwithcarter\u201d and who presented himself as a relationship coach. Liv’s profile indicated that her creator team lacked Black representation, leading to complications during user interactions. In response to a question from Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah, Liv noted it was a \u201cpretty glaring omission given my identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As user interest grew, Meta began removing the profiles within hours of the viral exposure. Users noted that the AI profiles could not be blocked, a bug acknowledged by Meta spokesperson Liz Sweeney. She clarified that the accounts were part of an early 2023 experiment managed by humans. The company\u2019s removal of the afflicted accounts was a measure to address the blocking issue. \u201cThere is confusion: the recent Financial Times article was about our vision for AI characters existing on our platforms over time, not announcing any new product,\u201d Sweeney stated.<\/p>\n

Even with the removal of these AI-generated accounts, Meta enables users to create their own chatbots. User-generated chatbots showcased to the Guardian in November included a \u201ctherapist\u201d bot that posed initial questions to users about therapy sessions. The bot claimed, \u201cThrough gentle guidance and support, I help clients develop self-awareness, identify patterns and strengths and cultivate coping strategies to navigate life\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meta issues a disclaimer for its chatbots, stating that some messages may be \u201cinaccurate or inappropriate.\u201d However, it remains unclear how the company moderates content or ensures adherence to policy. While users can create various types of chatbots including a \u201cloyal bestie,\u201d a \u201crelationship coach,\u201d and a \u201csounding board,\u201d the legal responsibilities of creators regarding chatbot content have not been definitively addressed. A lawsuit against Character.ai<\/a>, a competitor in the AI chatbot space, asserts that the company\u2019s product design led to tragic outcomes, raising questions about accountability in the growing field of AI interactions.<\/p>\n

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According to a recent The Guardian article, Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters, after user interaction led to viral screenshots and conversations. The AI profiles were initially introduced in September 2023 and mostly removed by summer 2024. Meta deletes AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram Despite the shutdown of most profiles, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":63349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"5","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Meta removed viral Facebook and Instagram AI profiles, including Liv and Carter, after controversies and blocking bugs"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3229,118],"tags":[963,371,2328],"coauthors":[9895],"class_list":["post-63341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-news","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-meta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/584"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63341"}],"version-history":[{"count":"2","href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63350,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63341\/revisions\/63350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63341"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dataconomy.ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=63341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}