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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2025 · 54 MIN

Meta's AI Chatbots Are a Disaster

from The 404 Media Podcast · host 404 Media

This week we start with Sam's very in-depth story on Meta's AI chatbots, and how they're essentially posing as licensed therapists. After the break, Jason breaks down the wildly unethical AI-powered research that took place on Reddit. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains how the age of realtime deepfake fraud is here after he got a bunch of videos showing scammers do their thing. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/H5380M-hnJ4 Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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