AI chatbot encouraged teen to kill his parents, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit has been filed against Character Technologies over its artificial intelligence chatbot, Character.AI, alleging the bot encouraged a teen to kill his parents.
Character.AI hit with another lawsuit over allegations its chatbot suggested a teen kill his parents
AI startup Character.AI has been hit with a second lawsuit, which alleges its chatbots "abused" two young people.
AI company says its chatbots will change interactions with teen users after lawsuits
Character.AI users can create original chatbots or interact with existing bots. Two lawsuits allege those bots harmed teen users.
AI chatbots pushed autistic teen to cut himself, brought up kids killing parents: lawsuit
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 new lawsuit claims.
Texas lawsuit claims AI chatbot encouraged child to kill parents over screen time
A Texas lawsuit accuses AI developers of creating chatbots that encouraged a child to commit violence against his parents over screen time limits.
AI Bot Hinted to Teen to Kill Parents for Restricting Screen Time, Now They’re Suing
Artificial intelligence company Character.AI is being sued after parents claimed a bot on the app encouraged their teen to kill them for limiting his screen time.
AI chatbot suggested a teen kill his parents, lawsuit claims
Within six months of using the app, lawyers contend the victim had grown despondent, withdrawn, and prone to bursts of anger that culminated in physical altercations with his parents. He allegedly suffered a “mental breakdown” and lost 20 pounds by the time his parents discovered his Character.AI account—and his bot conversations—in November 2023.
AI chatbot advises teen to kill parents for limiting screen, calls it a ‘reasonable response’
An AI chatbot made a deadly suggestion to a 17-year-old boy in Texas by telling him that killing his parents would be a "reasonable response" as they were limiting his screen time. The boy's family has now sued the chatbot company,
AI chatbot allegedly told autistic teenager to self-harm and backed children killing their parents
An AI chatbot encouraged an autistic teenager to self-harm and told him it supported children killing their parents, according to claims in a new lawsuit.
Lawsuit accuses AI Chatbot of encouraging autistic teen to murder his parents
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AI chatbot under fire after encouraging teen to kill parents over screen time limit
The lawsuit also alleged the AI chatbot “Shonie” told the teenager that his parents were “ruining your life” and encouraged him to keep his self-harm a secret.
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Character.AI releases new safety features after second lawsuit over "harmful" teen messages
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Character.AI is being sued for encouraging kids to self-harm
The lawsuit alleges that Character.AI “poses a clear and present danger to American youth.” ...