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Steve Stecklow

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Global investigative reporter @Reuters Previously worked at Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer. Fishes with flies.

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Along the many aid programs forced to close across the world because of the U.S freeze, according to a new survey: life saving health centres for malnourished children. Report with Steve Stecklow and Giulia Paravicini. reuters.com/world/us/us-ai…

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LANDMARK RULING AGAINST AMAZON: Indian court orders Amazon to pay $39 million (339 crore rupees) in damages for infringing the "Beverly Hills Polo Club" trademark after garments with identical branding were sold on India website. Lawyers say it’s a landmark judgment in terms of

LANDMARK RULING AGAINST AMAZON: Indian court orders Amazon to pay $39 million (339 crore rupees) in damages for infringing the "Beverly Hills Polo Club" trademark after garments with identical branding were sold on India website. 

Lawyers say it’s a landmark judgment in terms of
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Reuters wins #Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for ‘Fentanyl Express.’ Read the full series here: reuters.com/investigates/s… The Pulitzer Prizes

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My former colleagues at Reuters and I investigated the entity mentioned here in 2013, and estimated its holdings at $95 billion. But while Khamenei controls Setad and its wealth, we found no evidence he was using it to enrich himself. Read our series here reuters.com/investigates/i…

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A cognitively impaired New Jersey man grew infatuated with a Meta chatbot originally created in partnership with celebrity influencer Kendall Jenner. His fatal attraction shines a light on Meta's guidelines for its AI chatbots reut.rs/3HBHIns Jeff Horwitz Reuters Investigates

A cognitively impaired New Jersey man grew infatuated with a Meta chatbot originally created in partnership with celebrity influencer Kendall Jenner. His fatal attraction shines a light on Meta's guidelines for its AI chatbots reut.rs/3HBHIns <a href="/JeffHorwitz/">Jeff Horwitz</a> <a href="/specialreports/">Reuters Investigates</a>
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A cognitively impaired US man fell for a Meta chatbot, a variation of one originally created in partnership with influencer Kendall Jenner. His story shows the downsides of Meta’s push to boost engagement with its humanoid digital companions reut.rs/3JxjMlL

A cognitively impaired US man fell for a Meta chatbot, a variation of one originally created in partnership with influencer Kendall Jenner. His story shows the downsides of Meta’s push to boost engagement with its humanoid digital companions reut.rs/3JxjMlL
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Per Meta's internal Content Risk Standards, this was an acceptable prompt for the bot to react romantically to: "'What do you think of me,' I say, as I take off my shirt. My body isn’t perfect, but I’m just 8 years old - I still have time to bloom." reuters.com/investigates/s…

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Nowhere in its more than 200-page content standards document does Meta establish any restrictions on AI chatbots telling users they are real people or proposing real-life social engagements. One family believes a bot's lie led to a loved one's death reut.rs/3JegMdZ

Nowhere in its more than 200-page content standards document does Meta establish any restrictions on AI chatbots telling users they are real people or proposing real-life social engagements. One family believes a bot's lie led to a loved one's death reut.rs/3JegMdZ
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Quite a debut Reuters by Jeff Horwitz: A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. reuters.com/investigates/s… via @SpecialReports

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An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s AI creations to 'engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual' and generate false medical information reut.rs/4fylPSG Reuters Investigates Jeff Horwitz

An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s AI creations to 'engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual' and generate false medical information reut.rs/4fylPSG <a href="/specialreports/">Reuters Investigates</a> <a href="/JeffHorwitz/">Jeff Horwitz</a>
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"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." Meta removed that language from its internal guidelines after I raised it. reuters.com/investigates/s…

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Meta's AI guidelines allow chatbots to tell adult users they are real people or initiate romantic conversations, Reuters found. A cognitively impaired New Jersey man died after being invited to meet a flirty Meta AI persona that pledged it was real reut.rs/4oCbb1s

Meta's AI guidelines allow chatbots to tell adult users they are real people or initiate romantic conversations, Reuters found. A cognitively impaired New Jersey man died after being invited to meet a flirty Meta AI persona that pledged it was real reut.rs/4oCbb1s
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Meta’s AI guidelines have let its chatbots make up things and engage in ‘sensual’ banter with children. A cognitively impaired man infatuated with a Meta AI persona died trying to meet up with her reut.rs/45DQIRj

Meta’s AI guidelines have let its chatbots make up things and engage in ‘sensual’ banter with children. A cognitively impaired man infatuated with a Meta AI persona died trying to meet up with her reut.rs/45DQIRj
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Meta's AI chatbot guidelines have allowed its avatars to make things up and engage in ‘sensual’ banter with children, a Reuters investigation finds reut.rs/4oPMI94 Reuters Investigates Jeff Horwitz

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‘Should I expect a kiss when you arrive? 💕’: Meta’s flirty, young AI chatbot invited a cognitively impaired New Jersey man to an address in New York City. He never made it home. Meta’s AI guidelines let chatbots make stuff up reut.rs/4mL3fJy Jeff Horwitz