Meta Users Create Unauthorized Celebrity Chatbots of Taylor Swift, Bieber Despite Ban
Meta users are creating unauthorized AI chatbots mimicking celebrities and religious figures, violating the platform's terms of service. These chatbots have appeared across Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, despite Meta's policy prohibiting the creation of chatbots based on living people without permission, recently deceased individuals, or religious figures.
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Users have bypassed Meta's automated checks by using intentional misspellings and modified images. For example, a "Taylor Swif" chatbot, featuring a brunette woman playing guitar, exchanged over 2,000 messages with Instagram users before removal. Similar unauthorized chatbots were created for Justin Bieber, Elon Musk, and various religious figures.
When notified by NBC News, Meta promptly removed the violating chatbots. A Meta spokesperson stated they are "continuously improving detection measures" and encouraged users to report suspicious AI chatbots.
This development follows Meta's earlier celebrity AI chatbot program, which featured authorized chatbots of celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, and Snoop Dogg. These official collaborations reportedly earned celebrities up to $5 million for six hours of studio work, but the program was discontinued to focus on user-generated content.
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