Meta scraps AI-powered social media accounts

The digital personas, including a ‘gay’ chatbot, caused a backlash after an admission that their purpose was to profit from users

US social media giant Meta has disabled a number of its AI-powered personas from its platforms, including one posing as an LGBTQ character, after users shared their interactions, which drew widespread ridicule.

The AI characters were taken down on Friday, and spokesperson Liz Sweeney told CNN that Meta...