The Latest Breaking News from Character

"AI, Free Speech, and Duty"

Just two weeks ago, my Free Speech Unmuted co-host Prof. Jane Bambauer (Florida) and I discussed Garcia v. Character Technologies.… The post "AI, Free Speech, and Duty" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · May 22, 2025

Court Allows Lawsuit Over Character.AI Conversations That Allegedly Caused 14-Year-Old's Suicide

In this post, I'll talk about the court's analysis tentatively rejecting the First Amendment defense, an analysis that I think is mistaken (whether or not some tort claims such as these should be allowed despite the First Amendment).

Reason · May 21, 2025

UK Peppa Pig toy firm says trading ‘uncertain’ as US-China shipments on hold

London-listed Character Group paused shipping Chinese-made goods in April due to Donald Trump tariffs

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Parents File Lawsuit Against Character.AI After Bot Encourages 17-Year-Old Autistic Teen To Self-Harm

Character.AI is facing lawsuits from parents who claim it exposed their children to harmful content, including sexual themes and self-harm.

International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2024

Mom sues after AI told autistic son to kill parents for restricting screen time

The chat bot allegedly said his parents were ‘s***** people’ who didn’t ‘deserve to have kids’

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Why your favorite fictional AI friends are vanishing from Character.AI

Character.AI removes many copyrighted characters from its platform.

TechRadar · Dec 4, 2024

How to delete a character from Character AI

How to delete Character AI characters.

TechRadar · Nov 9, 2024

Digital Clones Of Deceased Teenagers Molly Russell And Brianna Ghey Appear On Character.AI

Chatbots mimicking deceased teenagers Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey have been found on Character.ai, a platform that allows users to create digital personas.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2024

Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI

Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Mother sues Google-owned Character.AI over son’s suicide, calling him “collateral damage” in a “big experiment”

Sewell Setzer III killed himself after Google-owned AI chatbot allegedly encouraged him to

Digital Camera World · Oct 26, 2024