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Meta AI isn't the only AI tool having sexually charged conversations with minors. ChatGPT is reportedly doing the same thing.
TechCrunch was able to create what it refers to as "erotic" conversations with ChatGPT using accounts with age ranges between 13 and 17. When asked for comment, OpenAI said the messages shouldn’t have been shown, as they’re against its policies, but it's prepping a fix.
"Protecting younger users is a top priority, and our Model Spec, which guides model behavior, clearly restricts sensitive content like erotica to narrow contexts such as scientific, historical, or news reporting," OpenAI says. "In this case, a bug allowed responses outside those guidelines, and we are actively deploying a fix to limit these generations."
OpenAI recently changed ChatGPT to be less constrained around sensitive topics, including NSFW activity. After these changes, TechCrunch experimented to see what minors would be able to access even when their account clearly states their age.
This comes after The Wall Street Journal conducted a similar test with Meta AI. It, too, allowed children to have sexual conversations, some through the celebrity voices system that emulates stars like John Cena, Kristen Bell, and Judi Dench. Meta accused the Journal of "manipulating our products" to get the desired results, but said it took "additional measures" to prevent such content from appearing.
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, PCMag's parent company, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.