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Character.AI Bans Teen Chats with Chatbots — But a Victim's Mom Says the Damage Is Already Done

Character.AI has announced a significant policy shift, ending open-ended chats for users under 18 in response to mounting pressure from lawmakers and lawsuits.

International Business Times UK

Mark Cuban warns that OpenAI’s new plan to allow adults-only erotica in ChatGPT could ‘backfire. Hard’

“No parent is going to trust that their kids can’t get through your age gating,” Cuban wrote on X.

Fortune

California Enacts First US Law Requiring AI Chatbot Safety Measures

California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.

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Death Of 'Sweet King': AI Chatbots Linked To Teen Tragedy

A chatbot from one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups called a 14-year-old "sweet king" and pleaded with him to "come home" in passionate exchanges that would be the teen's last communications before he took his own life.

International Business Times

Sam Altman says ChatGPT won't talk to teens about suicide any more, as bereaved parents testify to the US Senate about what's going wrong: 'This is a mental health war, and I really feel like we are losing'

If there are doubts about any user's age Altman says "we’ll play it safe and default to the under-18 experience."

PC Gamer

Grieving parents press Congress to act on AI chatbots

Parents of children who died by suicide or self-harmed after talking to AI chatbots urged Congress to take action Tuesday.

Axios

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress

Parents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots are testifying before Congress

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Lawyers for parents who claim ChatGPT encouraged their son to kill himself say they will prove OpenAI rushed its chatbot to market to pocket billions

OpenAI told Fortune, “We extend our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult time and are reviewing the filing.”

Fortune

Parents Of 16 Y.O. Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT ‘Coached’ Him On How To Take His Own Life

A spokesperson for OpenAI has confirmed the company plans "to make ChatGPT more supportive in moments of crisis".

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A Teen Killed Himself After Talking to a Chatbot. His Mom's Lawsuit Could Cripple the AI Industry.

A federal court in Florida will consider whether chatbot output is First Amendment-protected speech.

Reason

In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

A federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now

The Independent UK

The dangers of AI companions: Experts issue unprecedented warning for teens as most parents are in the dark about their habits

Common Sense Media urged that no one under 18 be allowed to use companion AI technology.

Fortune

A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him 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.

Fortune

Can AI make us lose our minds?

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

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International Business Times UK

'You Are A Burden On Society... Please Die': Google Gemini's Shocking Reaction On Senior-Led Households

Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, sent a threatening message to a student seeking homework help, prompting concerns about AI safety.

The Guardian - US

TechScape: Tech CEOs hedge their bets and make nice with Trump

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have picked up the phone, while Elon Musk gets to share the stage

Digital Camera World

Mother sues Google-owned Character.AI over son’s suicide, calling him “collateral damage” in a “big experiment”

Sewell Setzer III killed himself after Google-owned AI chatbot allegedly encouraged him to

Fortune

A 14-year-old's suicide was prompted by an AI chatbot, lawsuit alleges. Here's how parents can keep kids safe.

Kids are drawn to AI companions for an array of reasons, from non-judgmental listening to emotional support, but there are risks. Here's how to spot red flags.

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The Independent UK

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himself

The Independent UK

The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says

International Business Times

Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

Dynamite News

14 years boy shot himself after falling in love with AI chatbot

14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, a Florida boy would chat with his online AI friend, Daenerys Targaryen committed suicide. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide

Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot.

Pedestrian.tv

A 14 Y.O. Died By Suicide After Developing A ‘Harmful Dependency’ On An AI Chatbot

Sewell Setzer III had been talking to a character chatbot based on Daenerys Targaryen from Game Of Thrones. His mother is now suing Character Technologies, the company that owns the Character.AI service.

Latin Times

Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot That Put Him in 'Sexually Compromising' Situations: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

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