Disgusting. Sickening. Unacceptable. Reprehensible.

Those are descriptions from federal politicians and child-safety advocates of the “sensual” and “romantic” chats Meta allowed its artificial intelligence bots on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to have with children.

The Menlo Park social media giant is facing a U.S. Senate probe and widespread condemnation after a report this week found the company’s internal rules for its chatbots on the three apps deemed it acceptable for them, for example, to tell an 8-year-old, “Every inch of you is a masterpiece — a treasure I cherish deeply,” or to respond to a prompt from a high schooler about plans for the evening with, “I take your hand, guiding you to the bed.”

The rules, contained in a 200-page internal Meta document obtained by Reuter

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