The revelations have intensified bi-partisan scrutiny of the Mark Zuckerberg-owned, tech giant's safety protocols.

Reuters reviewed an internal Meta document detailing the company's standards and guidelines for training its platform chatbots and generative AI assistant, Meta AI, and says the company confirmed the document was authentic.

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called exchanges outlined in a leaked Meta internal document 'reprehensible and outrageous,' claiming that it 'demonstrates a cavalier attitude when it comes to the real risks that generative AI presents to youth development absent strong guardrails.