Hawley chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism and said he was opening an investigation into Meta’s generative AI products with that power.

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.

This week's Meta AI chatbot leak could have repercussions for the company beyond bad PR. On Friday, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) said the Senate Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which he chairs, will investigate the company.