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Roblox AI team downloaded adult site data for training amid lawsuits

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Roblox's AI team is under scrutiny for allegedly downloading a significant amount of data from adult websites, including SmutBase, for AI training purposes. This action occurred despite ongoing lawsuits against Roblox concerning child safety. The crawler downloaded over 1,000 files, totaling 145.5 GB, from various sites, raising concerns about data usage and creator rights. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical concerns regarding AI training data acquisition and potential misuse, especially given ongoing child safety lawsuits.

RANK_REASON The item describes a specific action by a company's AI team that raises ethical and legal questions, fitting the 'tool' category for AI-adjacent product/service actions.

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Roblox AI team downloaded adult site data for training amid lawsuits

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Roblox, already being sued by several US states over child safety, AI team bulk-downloaded the entire 'SmutBase' adult site Roblox is an online game platform an

    Roblox, already being sued by several US states over child safety, AI team bulk-downloaded the entire 'SmutBase' adult site Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system. On 15 and 16 October 2026, a Roblox crawler/scrapper walked through almost every project on Open…

    LINKS open3dlab.com/…/roblox-downloaded-145-gb-…

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