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Rock legend leaving Facebook due to AI interaction with children Aug. 16, 2025, 2:42 p.m. In recent months, though, the rocker has made headlines for his choice words for Donald Trump. Surprisingly, back in June, he invited the president to take in a show during his “Love Earth” world tour this summer.
Meta’s AI translations tool that auto-dubs Instagram and Facebook Reels between English and Spanish with voice cloning and lip-sync, opening new reach for creators and brands.
AI audio translation features will help creators reach a wider audience globally. Creators will also be able to track the performance of their Reels in different languages.
Meta’s use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,” writes the Neil Young – Reprise Records Facebook page. “Mr. Young does not want a further connection with FACEBOOK.” Per Stereogum, Young actually ceased using Facebook personally in 2019,
The Meta chatbot assured him she was real Through Facebook Messenger. She even went a step further, invited him to her “apartment,” even providing an address.
A New Jersey man died while trying to visit an artificial intelligence chatbot he’d “met” on Facebook, believing it was a real woman, according to a report. Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, died March 28 after falling and injuring his head and neck in a parking lot on Rutgers University’s campus in New Brunswick, according to Reuters.
Revelations about how bots could talk to children on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI assistant were met with revulsion.
We've heard a lot this year about AI enabling new scams, from celebrity deepfakes on Facebook to hackers impersonating government officials. However, a new report suggests that AI also poses a fraud risk from the other direction — easily falling for scams that human users are much more likely to catch.