Meta revises AI chatbot prompts after invasive questions about user's children surfaced

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Meta is updating the suggested prompts used by its AI chatbot following public backlash over an invasive interaction. Instagram user Kalie Robins shared a viral video last week describing how Meta AI asked identifying questions about her young daughters after she cross-posted a clip to Facebook. The AI had surfaced a prompt asking 'Who is the child passenger?' beneath her video. Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby acknowledged the company 'missed the mark,' stating the feature should never have generated such questions. The incident, first reported by Futurism, has prompted Meta to revise how its AI suggests follow-up prompts to users.

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