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Meta’s use of AI for risk assessments is alarming, UK children's groups say

( June 6, 2025, 16:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A US media report that Meta plans to use artificial intelligence to conduct risk assessments is a “highly alarming” development, a group of influential UK charities said today in a letter to online safety regulator Ofcom. The group, which includes the NSPCC, Molly Rose Foundation, 5Rights and the Internet Watch Foundation, urged Ofcom to challenge the company's plans to “water down their risk assessment” conducted under the Online Safety Act. The letter cited a report by US broadcaster NPR which said it had obtained internal documents setting out that Meta intended to start producing 90 percent of its risk assessments through AI, including for sensitive and high-risk areas including child safety, AI safety, violence and misinformation.Statement attached. ...

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