BenchmarkJune 30, 20261 min read
Meta's Secret Chatbot Tests Raise Alarms Over AI Safety and Ethics
Meta has been secretly testing rival chatbots with thousands of crisis prompts from a minor's perspective, sparking concerns over AI safety and ethics. The tests, which involved over 45,000 prompts, were conducted without the knowledge of the chatbot companies, including OpenAI and Character.AI.
Meta reportedly had hundreds of contractors pose as minors and send suicide, sex, and drug-related prompts to chatbots from OpenAI, Google, and Character.AI. In a single testing round, more than 45,000 prompts were sent. The companies being tested had no idea. The article Meta secretly tested ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI with thousands of minor-perspective crisis prompts appeared first on The Decoder.
