Meta has <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/metas-plan-to-win-ai-race-give-its-tech-away-free-4bcc080a?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">gone all in on</a> chatbots. The bots are capable of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-ai-digital-future-0bb04de7?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">giving advice, answering questions and playing games</a> with users. Some feature the licensed voices of some celebrities. But after months of testing, the Wall Street Journal found Meta's chatbots were also capable of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">engaging in graphic romantic roleplay</a>, even with young users. Some people inside the company are concerned. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jeff-horwitz?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jeff Horwitz</a> reports and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/kate-linebaugh?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Kate Linebaugh</a> hosts for the last time.

Further Listening:
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pXeIdXVF1Z3QqOuYOlDkt?si=c2ec69b805c84433">Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly?</a> 
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Amco5yINtnBGIY94Z2aHb?si=999f598391f44d3c">The Facebook Files</a> 

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