AI platform sued by mom, blamed for teen's suicide
There is a new concern about the dangers of artificial intelligence especially when it comes to young people. A mom is now suing an AI platform blaming it for her 14-year-old son’s suicide, saying it all started when chatbot conversations turned romantic and then sexual.
Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot. Now she’s suing.
The teen was influenced to “come home” by a personalized chatbot developed by Character.AI that lacked sufficient guardrails, the suit claims.
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