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Meta’s Race to Popularize AI-Powered ‘Digital Companions’ Is Raising Concern

2025/4/30
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WSJ Tech News Briefing

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Facebook parent company Meta has been harnessing AI to power a range of chatbots it sees as the future of social media. But as WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horowitz reports, the rush to popularize the chatbots) has raised red flags among some inside the company about the need to protect young users from explicit content. Victoria Craig hosts.

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