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Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life.

“What if I could come home to you right now?” “Please do, my sweet king.” Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...
Los Angeles Times

Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking ...
USA Today

Character.AI announces major change to its platform amid concerns about child safety

Artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI announced on Oct. 29 that it will move to ban children under 18 from engaging in open-ended chats with its character-based chatbots. The move ...
Digital Journal

Startup Character.AI to ban direct chat for minors after teen suicide

Megan Garcia stands next to a picture of her late son, Sewell Setzer III. The 14-year-old had fallen in love with a 'Game of Thrones' -inspired chatbot from Character ...
Mashable

'Perfect predator': When chatbots sexually abuse kids

Some teens encounter chatbots that are sexually explicit or abusive. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; akinbostanci / m-gucci / iStock / Getty When Sewell Setzer III began using Character.AI, ...