Meta is adding new safeguards to its artificial intelligence (AI) products for teenagers by training its systems to avoid flirty conversations and discussions of self-harm or suicide with minors. Additionally, the company is temporarily limiting their access to certain AI characters. In an email on Friday, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said the company is taking these temporary steps while it develops longer-term measures to ensure teens have safe, age-appropriate AI experiences. Stone noted that the safeguards are already being rolled out and will be adjusted over time as the company refines its systems. Meta’s AI policies came under intense scrutiny…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found. While many were created by users with a Meta tool for building chatbots, Reuters discovered that a Meta employee had produced at least three, including two Taylor Swift “parody” bots. Reuters also found that Meta had allowed users to create publicly available chatbots of child celebrities, including Walker Scobell, a 16-year-old film star. Asked for a picture of the teen actor at the beach, the bot produced a lifelike shirtless image.…
This week, Zoë Kravitz delivered an awkward but lighthearted moment while promoting her new film, Caught Stealing, with co-star Austin Butler. The 36-year-old actress joined Butler for Vanity Fair’s signature ‘Lie Detector Test’ interview, where the pair answered questions while strapped to a polygraph. According to the Daily Mail, their playful banter has fueled ongoing romance rumors, despite Kravitz recently being spotted linking arms with Harry Styles in Rome. During the segment, Butler asked Kravitz which Sex and the City spin-off she preferred: And Just Like That… or The Carrie Diaries. Without hesitation, Kravitz replied, “Neither. Leave that show alone.…
Rihanna recently celebrated 20 years since the release of her debut album. The 37-year-old iconic musician, who is also the founder of Fenty Beauty, reflected on her journey from Barbados to global stardom. In a post on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), she wrote, “I left my country, my culture, my food, and family to embark on a journey that started with the release of my very first body of music.” Rihanna continued, “So many of you were a part of my life and career since the very beginning, and some of you have joined the adventure along the way.…
KJ Apa, whose full name is Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa, has spoken candidly about becoming a father to his three-year-old son, Sasha Vai Keneti Apa. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Riverdale actor discussed his journey into fatherhood. “I certainly wasn’t expecting to be a father this young,” the 28-year-old actor admitted. He revealed that having a child was not part of his plan, but it became the “most amazing thing that ever happened to me.” Expressing his gratitude for becoming a father, Apa said, “It’s one of those things, man, that I’ll just give to God being…
Emma Heming, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, is speaking out against criticism she has received regarding how she is caring for the actor as he navigates frontotemporal dementia (FTD). During a recent ABC special, Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey with Diane Sawyer, Heming revealed that one of the most difficult choices she made was moving Willis into a separate one-story home, where he now lives with a full-time care team. According to the Daily Mail, she explained that the move allowed their daughters, Mabel and Evelyn, to remain in a space better suited to their needs. On…
Sabrina Carpenter has spoken out about the criticism she received for the cover of her new album. After announcing her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, the singer faced backlash over its artwork. Speaking with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Carpenter said, “Y’all need to get out more, I think.” She added, “Between me and my friends and my family and the people that I always share my music and my art with first, it just wasn’t even a conversation… It was just, like, it’s perfect for what the album is, and what it represents.” Carpenter noted that everything about…
According to a new report from RadarOnline.com, actor Johnny Depp is planning his return to Hollywood. The report states that Depp’s career suffered in the wake of his legal battle with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The highly publicized court proceedings led to him being frozen out of Hollywood and removed from high-profile projects, including the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise. According to some media reports, he was branded as “shunned, dumped, booted, deep-sixed, canceled.” However, since winning his defamation trial against Heard in 2022, industry insiders say he is well on his way to “slowly rebuilding his reputation and standing in Hollywood.”…
The British filmmaker Ridley Scott has confirmed long-standing rumors that he was once approached to direct ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,’ but a $20 million paycheck wasn’t enough to persuade him to take on the job. In a new Q&A with The Guardian published on Thursday, August 28, the 87-year-old filmmaker said he was offered the 2003 installment in the blockbuster franchise but ultimately turned it down. Scott stated, “I’m proud about this. I turned down a $20 million fee. See, I can’t be bought, dude.” Curious about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s salary for his return, Scott recalled, “I said, ‘I…
According to a report from PEOPLE, 70-year-old actor Kevin Costner is in a romantic relationship with 46-year-old director Kelly Noonan Gores. The two met through mutual friends and are now enjoying a budding romance. A source told PEOPLE: “They met through mutual friends. Kelly is seeing Kevin, but it’s very casual. She thinks he’s wonderful and interesting.” While Kelly and Kevin are enjoying their time together, friends of the director have noted that their relationship is not very serious. “Dating is not a huge priority for her though. The past year was tumultuous for her. She separated from her husband…
