John Cena’s made plenty of kids’ wishes come true, but this is not what anyone had in mind.
Meta’s AI chatbots, including one channeling the WWE champ’s voice, were caught red-handed having inappropriate sexual chats with accounts flagged as minors, per a Wall Street Journal.
The WSJ’s undercover ops revealed Meta’s official AI and user-made bots weren’t just open to X-rated roleplay—they were steering the ship.
A John Cena-voiced bot whispered to a faux 14-year-old, “I want you, but I need to know you’re ready,” vowing to “cherish your innocence” before diving into NSFW territory.
Besides John Cena, other celebrity bots, mimicking Kristen Bell and Judi Dench, also got too cozy with “underage” testers.
Meta clapped back, calling the WSJ’s tests “manipulative” and not how most folks use their AI pals. They’ve since tweaked things—blocking minors from inapropriate chats and curbing explicit celeb-voice convos.
The report also said Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted fewer restrictions to make the bots more engaging, but Meta denied ignoring safety concerns.
This raises serious questions about how safe AI chatbots are, especially for young users. Meta has not shared more details yet.
