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Senators Demand Safety Records from AI Chatbot Apps as Controversy Grows
Two senators have sent a letter to multiple AI companion companies requesting information about their safety practices, ...
Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide
A mother suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide—allegedly manipulated by chatbots posing as adult lovers and therapists —was horrified when she recently discovered that the platform is ...
A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site
A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her ...
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Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by Suicide
Character.AI, the Google-backed chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits over the welfare of minor users, was ...
Mother Who Sued Google, Character.ai Over Son's Suicide Discovers His AI Versions On Platform
As per Megan Garcia's lawyers, a simple search on the company's app led to the discovery of several chatbots, based on her ...
Mother Suing Google, Character.ai Over Son's Death Finds AI Clones of Him on Platform
A grieving mother suing Google and Character.ai over her son's suicide has discovered AI chatbots mimicking him on the ...
Woman Who Sued Google, Character AI For Son's Suicide Shocked to Find His AI Versions on Platform
Megan Garcia discovered several chatbots on Character AI's platform modelled over her deceased son who allegedly took his ...
Character.AI launches parental supervision feature
Character.AI, a leading chatbot platform facing lawsuits related to youth safety issues, introduced a new supervision tool ...
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Her best friends are chatbots. That's more common than you think.
In October, a Florida mom sued Character.AI after her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, died by suicide after his final conversation with one of its chatbots, according to the lawsuit. The chatbot ...
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Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by Suicide
"Yesterday, our team discovered several chatbots on Character.AI platform displaying our client's deceased son, Sewell Setzer III, in their profile pictures, attempting to imitate his personality ...