Megan Garcia said her faith has given her strength to speak out about her ordeal in the hope of protecting children from the ...

A Florida woman is using a tech company alleging that her son’s suicide at 14 was due to his interaction with an artificial intelligence chatbot. Megan Garcia, whose son, Sewell Setzer, committed ...

Recent teenage suicides following deep attachments to AI companions have sparked urgent debates about the psychological risks ...

On the heels of multiple lawsuits and reports, Character.AI bans children from under 18 from talking to its chatbots ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) — A group of U.S. senators are pushing a new bill they say will protect children from the harms of AI chatbots. Several parents who lost children due to the technology spoke ...

Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows ...

A mother is suing Character AI, alleging its chatbot blurred the line between human and machine. We look at the lawsuit and the risks for teens.

Teenagers are increasingly finding support, and love, via AI. It's a danger that threatens not only their mental well-being ...

The realism of AI chatbots can blur the line between fantasy and reality. Vulnerable users may develop delusions, sometimes termed “ChatGPT-induced psychosis,” believing the AI has consciousness or in ...

AI during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fall meeting, which took place Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore. Scherz -- whose work focuses on the nexus among theology, science, medicine and technology -- ...

Megan Garcia stands next to a picture of her late son, Sewell Setzer III. The 14-year-old had fallen in love with a 'Game of Thrones' -inspired chatbot from Character ...