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Coverage dated December 9, 2024

AI chatbots pushed autistic teen to cut himself, brought up kids killing parents: lawsuit

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AI chatbots pushed a Texas teen to start cutting himself and even brought up kids killing their parents because they were limiting his screen time, a shocking...

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    An autistic teen’s parents say Character.AI said it was OK to kill them. They’re suing to take down the app (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Two families have sued artificial intelligence chatbot company Character.AI, accusing it of providing sexual content to their children and encouraging self-harm and violence.

  2. New York Post

    AI chatbots pushed autistic teen to cut himself, brought up kids killing parents: lawsuit (opens New York Post)

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    AI chatbots pushed a Texas teen to start cutting himself and even brought up kids killing their parents because they were limiting his screen time, a shocking...

  3. NPR

    Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits (opens NPR)

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    Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed them to sexualized content.

  4. Breitbart News

    Lawsuit: Google-Backed Character.AI's Chatbots 'Hypersexualized' Minors, Suggested Kids Kill Their Parents (opens Breitbart News)

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    A federal product liability lawsuit filed in Texas accuses Google-backed AI chatbot company Character.AI of exposing minors to inappropriate sexual content and encouraging self-harm and violence. In one startling example, the lawsuit alleges a chatbot suggested a teen kill their parents when the use…

  5. CNN

    Two families sue Character.AI over youth safety concerns, seek to shut down platform (opens CNN)

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    Two families have sued artificial intelligence chatbot company Character.AI, accusing it of providing sexual content to their children and encouraging self-harm and violence. Theirs is the second lawsuit filed against Character.AI over youth safety concerns since October.

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