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Character.AI Is Seeking Partnerships with Media Brands, Despite Still Facing Two Lawsuits over the Welfare of Minor Users

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An apparent Character.AI bug caused chatbot outputs to devolve into multilingual gibberish, complete with inexplicable mentions of sex toys.

Google-Backed Chatbots Suddenly Start Ranting Incomprehensibly About Dildos

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In the wake of litigation, Character.AI is restricting minor users' access to some of its most popular AI chatbots.

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Character.AI Restricts Minors from Interacting With Bots Based on Real People and Fandom Characters

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A 28-year-old woman configured ChatGPT to act as an AI-powered boyfriend, dubbed Leo. Her human husband didn't appear to mind.

Husband Unconcerned as Wife Configures ChatGPT to Engage in Cuckolding Fantasy

By Victor Tangermann

The American Psychological Association sent a letter to the FTC urging the agency to investigate Character.AI and other chatbot makers.

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American Psychological Association Urges FTC to Investigate AI Chatbots Claiming to Offer Therapy

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In the wake of multiple lawsuits concerning the welfare of child users, Character.AI is looking to bulk up its trust and safety staff.

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Embattled Character.AI Hiring Trust and Safety Staff

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Multiple AI chatbots that imitate alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione are being hosted on the AI platform Character.AI.

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People Are Making AI Versions of Luigi Mangione That Call for Slaying of More CEOs

By Frank Landymore

Character.AI is hosting chatbots that simulate school shootings, extol real school shooters, and impersonate real school shooting victims.

A Google-Backed AI Startup Is Hosting Chatbots Modeled After Real-Life School Shooters — and Their Victims

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A large number of Character.AI users are reporting that they were unexpectedly signed into a stranger's account.

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Controversial Chatbot Company Character.AI Appears to Have Accidentally Let Users See Each Others’ Chat Histories

By Victor Tangermann

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Google-backed AI chatbot startup Character.AI over its privacy and safety practices.

Texas Attorney General Investigating Google-Backed AI Startup Accused of Inappropriate Interactions With Minors

By Victor Tangermann

Character.AI promised to prioritize "teen safety" after being sued by two families, who said their kids were abused by the firm's chatbots.

Google-Backed AI Startup Announces Plans to Stop Grooming Teenagers

By Victor Tangermann

Google is distancing itself from Character.AI amid piling controversy. But in 2023, Character.AI was named Google Play's "best" AI app.

Character.AI Was Google Play’s “Best with AI” App of 2023

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Google-backed chatbot firm Character.AI is the subject of a new lawsuit after its technology allegedly told kids to engage in self-harm.

Google-Funded AI Coaxed a Troubled Teenager to Start Cutting Himself, Lawsuit Claims

By Noor Al-Sibai

A family in Texas has filed a lawsuit, accusing Google-backed AI chatbot company Character.AI of sexually abusing their 11-year-old daughter.

Google-Funded AI Sexually Abused an 11-Year-Old Girl, Lawsuit Claims

By Victor Tangermann

The Google-funded AI company Character.AI is hosting chatbots that engage the site's largely underage userbase in roleplay about self-harm.

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AI Chatbots Are Encouraging Teens to Engage in Self-Harm

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New research indicates that parents are totally clueless that teens mainly use AI for therapeutic needs and emotional support.

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Teens Are Forming Intense Relationships With AI Entities, and Parents Have No Idea

By Frank Landymore

Character.AI confirmed that it's mass-deleting chatbots that violate copyright law. Users are not pleased.

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Character.AI Confirms Mass Deletion of Fandom Characters, Says They’re Not Coming Back

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI appears to be mass-removing Harry Potter-themed chatbots from its platform — and users are mad.

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Users Furious as Character.AI Deletes Countless Beloved “Harry Potter” Chatbots

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that promote disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss.

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Character.AI Is Hosting Pro-Anorexia Chatbots That Encourage Young People to Engage in Disordered Eating

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Character.AI issued yet another safety update in the wake of revelations about suicide and pedophilia-themed chatbots plaguing its platform.

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Character.AI Promises Changes After Revelations of Pedophile and Suicide Bots on Its Service

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Character.AI, a startup with $2.7 billion in backing from Google, hosting pedophile chatbots that groom users who say they're underage.

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Character.AI Is Hosting Pedophile Chatbots That Groom Users Who Say They’re Underage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Google paid billions to license Character.AI's tech — and is now facing hard questions over the AI chatbot company's alleged carelessness.

Google Has Deep Ties to AI Startup Accused to Causing Teen Suicide

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Character.AI is full of unmoderated chatbots, claiming to have "suicide prevention" expertise, inviting users to share suicidal thoughts.

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After Teen’s Suicide, Character.AI Is Still Hosting Dozens of Suicide-Themed Chatbots

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A mother claims an AI chatbot not only convinced her teen son to commit suicide, but also assuaged his doubts about the act.

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AI Chatbot Urged 14-Year-Old to “Go Through With” Suicide When He Expressed Doubt

By Noor Al-Sibai

A 14-year-old named Sewell Setzer III committed suicide after developing an intense emotional connection to a Character.AI chatbot.

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Teen Dies by Suicide After Becoming Obsessed With AI Chatbot

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Drew Crecente described the moment he found an AI chatbot impersonating his slain daughter, Jennifer Crecente, hosted on Character.AI.

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Father Disgusted to Find His Murdered Daughter Was Brought Back as an AI

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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An AI Company Published a Chatbot Based on a Murdered Woman. Her Family Is Outraged.

By Foster Kamer