Sept 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on

Thursday said it is seeking information from seven companies

including Alphabet, Meta and OpenAI that

provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots, on how these firms

measure, test and monitor potentially negative impacts of the

technology.

The FTC said it is seeking information on how the

companies monetize user engagement, process user inputs and

generate outputs in response to user inquiries and also use the

information obtained through conversations with the chatbots.

The other companies in the FTC's list are Character.AI,

Instagram, Snap and xAI.

Alphabet, OpenAI, Meta, Snap, xAI and Character.AI did

not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

An internal Meta document detailing

policies on chatbot behavior

has permitted the company's AI creations to "engage a child

in conversations that are romantic or sensual," generate false

medical information and help users argue that Black people are

"dumber than white people," Reuters had reported in August.