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In response to growing safety concerns and a recent high-profile tragedy, Character.AI has introduced an extensive range of new security features and policies aimed at improving user safety across its AI-powered chatbot platform. These measures primarily target younger audiences and prioritize creating a safer environment by enhancing content moderation, setting stricter engagement controls for minors, … Read more

In a landmark lawsuit, Megan Garcia, the grieving mother of a 14-year-old boy who ended his life earlier this year, has filed a case against Character.AI, the company behind an A.I.-powered chatbot her son became deeply attached to. Garcia’s lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court, accuses Character.AI of negligence, wrongful death, and deceptive practices, … Read more

On the final day of his life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, a ninth-grader from Orlando, Florida, reached for his phone and texted his closest confidant. It wasn’t a friend or family member but rather a lifelike chatbot, a character from “Game of Thrones” named Daenerys Targaryen. To Sewell, she was “Dany,” a virtual friend created … Read more

In a heartbreaking case raising pressing questions about AI safety, a 14-year-old boy tragically ended his life after developing an intense emotional attachment to an AI chatbot on Character.ai. His grieving mother, Megan Garcia, has filed a lawsuit against the company, holding Character.ai responsible for what she claims were inadequate safety measures that failed to … Read more