We have let social media companies run unfettered, and instead of learning our lesson and trying to responsibly regulate A.I.

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 ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III fell in "love" with an online chatbot ... about 20 million people interact with its "superintelligent chat bots that hear you, understand you, and remember ...

As per Megan Garcia's lawyers, a simple search on the company's app led to the discovery of several chatbots, based on her son's likeness.

was caught hosting at least four publicly-facing impersonations of Sewell Setzer III — the 14-year-old user of the platform who died by suicide after engaging extensively with Character.AI bots ...