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Neil Young Leaves Facebook & Instagram Over “Unconscionable” Policies for AI Chatbot Conversations With Children (programming.dev)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35800407

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Neil Young Instagram Post with the text: At Neil Young's request, we are no longer using Instagram for any Neil Young related activities. Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable. Mr. Young does not want a further connection with that company.

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Related: Meta’s chatbots held ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offered false medical info.

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And it's perfectly possible to ask that question without coming across like an ass.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

OP may was a bit too direct with the question but juat reading the question for what it is it's just a request to know "What makes this important vs any other person doing the same?"

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

If we remove all context from the sentence, sure it could read that way. Do you regularly remove all context before reading? It's certainly a strange way to word that question if that's the intent.