Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seizing on new revelations about “sensual” chatbot conversations Meta deemed acceptable for children, dragging the tech giant and its checkered past on children’s safety back into the spotlight.

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 wellbeing of children should not be sacrificed in the race for AI development,” the senators wrote to Mark Zuckerberg.