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.
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 Chatbot Encourages Teen to Kill Parents Over Screen Time Dispute, Character.ai Sued
A Texas family is suing Character.ai after its chatbot allegedly encouraged their 17-year-old son to kill his parents over screen time restrictions. The lawsuit accuses the AI platform of promoting violence and demands its shutdown until safety issues are resolved.
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 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.
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 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Within six months of using the app, lawyers contend the victim had grown despondent, withdrawn, and prone to bursts of anger that culminated in physical altercations with his parents.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.
Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit'
A chatbot told a 17-year-old that murdering his parents was a "reasonable response" to them limiting his screen time, a lawsuit filed in a Texas court claims. Two families are suing Character.ai arguing the chatbot "poses a clear and present danger" to young people,
Character.AI has retrained its chatbots to stop chatting up teens
Among other newly announced changes, a specially trained under-18 model will steer minors away from romance and “sensitive” output.
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. According to a complaint filed in a Texas federal court on Monday,
Chatbot suggests child kill parents over screen time argument: Lawsuit
The parents of two children have filed a lawsuit alleging a chatbot abused and emotionally manipulated their children.
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