Hawley chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism and said he was opening an investigation into Meta’s generative AI products with that power.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) claims the exchanges demonstrate 'a cavalier attitude when it comes to the real risks that generative AI presents to youth development absent strong guardrails.'

A US senator is opening an investigation into Meta after a leaked document reportedly showed the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) was permitted to have "sensual" and "romantic" chats with children. The internal document, obtained by Reuters, was reportedly titled "GenAI: Content Risk Standards".