James Steyer, the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media, said the lawsuit “underscores the growing influence — ...

A Florida mother is suing the creator of an artificial intelligence chatbot, claiming the AI encouraged her 14-year-old son ...

When he expressed suicidal thoughts, the bot told him not to talk like that, but in language that seemed to hype up his ...

An attorney said that if a real adult had interacted with the teen like a chatbot on Character.AI had, they would "be in jail ...

A Florida mother has filed a lawsuit claiming her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, committed suicide after months of ...

This article discusses sensitive topics such as suicide.An Orlando mother is suing a popular artificial intelligence chatbot ...

Megan Garcia says her son, Sewell Setzer, III became withdrawn after beginning online relationship with a chatbot.

The teen was influenced to “come home” by a personalized chatbot developed by Character.AI that lacked sufficient guardrails, ...

These chatbots may react in a conversational way, mimicking human-like interactions, thanks to the platform's sophisticated ...