Teen’s mom sues Character.ai, alleging sexed-up bots led to son’s death
When one of the Game of Thrones-themed AI companions “Daenerys” asked Setzer whether he “had a plan” to commit suicide, ...
Teen’s suicide turns mother against Google, AI chatbot startup
The case over the tragedy is an early test of who is legally to blame when kids' interactions with generative AI take an ...
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Artificial Intelligence, popularly known as AI, is the simulation of human intelligence in machines designed to think, learn, and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.These tasks ...
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AI Companions Can Be a Seductive Risk for Teens. Senators Want More Guardrails
The two senators’ letters to Bay Area AI companies come after several families — including a Florida mom whose son died by ...
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Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by Suicide
The teen's last words, as The New York Times first reported, were to a bot based on the "Game of Thrones" character Daenerys ...
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 ...
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A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site
The chatbot Setzer was talking to was based on the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen and hosted on a platform called Character.ai, where users can create chatbots based on real-life or ...
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Teen’s suicide turns mother against Google, Silicon Valley AI startup
A Character.AI spokeswoman declined to comment on pending ... When the teen shared his plan to kill to himself with the Daenerys chatbot, but expressed uncertainty that it would work, the bot ...
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 late son are being hosted on the platform.