WASHINGTON, DC (August 15, 2025) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) called on Congress to prioritize commonsense safety regulations for Artificial Intelligence in light of shocking new details that Meta’s policies over its AI chatbot allowed it to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.”
“Meta demonstrates that this is exactly why we need commonsense AI safeguards. Without them, profit-first AI will chase engagement over safety and lead to bad practices like Meta’s sex chats with kids and X’s sexualized chatbot, instead of real scientific or productivity breakthroughs,” said Haley McNamara, Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer, National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
“Elected officials must take the reigns over creating guardrails for AI. Many states have already began enacting legislation to curb AI’s ability to cause harm. At the federal level, Congress must act affirmatively to curb the ability for AI to groom children or to cause sexual exploitation and abuse of users. We are already seeing how AI can facilitate sexual exploitation, it’s time to take action before more harm occurs,” she said, adding that, “We are supportive of a Congressional investigation into Meta.”
About National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
Founded in 1962, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is the leading national non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking and the public health harms of pornography.
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