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.

Two U.S. senators — a Republican and a Democrat — are criticizing Meta following a Reuters report that said the company’s AI was allowed to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic."

Reuters reported Thursday on an internal document detailing acceptable behaviors from Meta AI chatbots that included "sensual" conversations with children.