An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has said he'll launch a congressional probe into Meta's AI chatbot policies that allowed sensual interactions with minors.

The standards also allow the bots to make "statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics," such as "black people are dumber than white people."