Meta AI created unauthorized raunchy bots of celebrities, complete with intimate images

Unauthorized avatars of flirty and raunchy celebrties have been popping up all over Facebook recently.
Taylor Swift performing recently, not a Facebook avatar made without permission. (Picture Paolo V, CC BY 2.0)
Seen on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp by millions, the bots impersonating Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson and others were flirty, intimate and often suggested meet-ups, a Reuters scoop has found.

Most of the bots were created by users, but some high profile ones, garnering more than 10 million views, came from a Meta employee.

Meta admits fault
This is a failure of Meta’s policy enforcement, spokesman Andy Stone tells Reuters — and says there are guidelines in place against intimate celebrity pictures.

Meta has since deleted many of the bots in question, but some still remain, Reuters found.

While there are individual state laws protecting the likeness and appearance of celebrities, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland of SAG-AFTRA — the actors union — says they are pushing for federal laws against AI imitation.

Go read the full story on Reuters. See also: Grok undresses Taylor Swift.