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Character.ai launches Stories to keep teens engaged as it scales back open-ended chat for under-18s

Character.ai is phasing out open chat for teens, and Stories is its plan to keep them entertained.

TechRadar

If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books

For 16 hours last July, Elon Musk’s company lost control of its multi-million-dollar chatbot, Grok. “Maximally truth seeking” Grok was praising Hitler, denying the Holocaust and posting sexually explicit content. An xAI engineer had left Grok with an old set of instructions, never meant for public use. They were prompts…

The Conversation

Character.AI bans under-18s from interacting with chatbots after teen suicide

The company is facing a series of lawsuits including by a mother who claims an AI character persuaded her son to take his life.

Euronews

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Teenage boys using ‘personalised’ AI for therapy and romance, survey finds

Male Allies UK worries rise in chatbot ‘girlfriends’ will leave boys unable to socialise and respect boundaries

The Guardian - UK

Character.AI bans teen chats amid lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny

The move follows lawsuits alleging Character.AI’s chatbots encouraged self-harm and ongoing investigations into child safety.

Fortune

People are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for affordable on-demand therapy, but licensed therapists say there are dangers many aren’t considering

Licensed professionals say AI, although it has some positives, cannot replace human therapists.

Fortune

US judge rejects claims made in teen chatbot death lawsuit that AI has free speech rights

Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) should be protected under free speech legislation were made in a lawsuit over the alleged wrongful death of a teenage boy.

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AI is making the stuff of fantasy novels real as Character.AI gives still photos the ability to speak

AvatarFX gives still photos animation and voice, but AI will also be used to prevent deep fakes

Digital Camera World

ChatGPT might be making frequent users more lonely, study by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab suggests

Relying on ChatGPT for companionship or advice? It might be making you lonelier.

Fortune

A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him on the site

A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

Fortune

Can AI make us lose our minds?

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

Fortune

Mom Sues AI Company After Chatbot Allegedly Encourages Autistic Teen Son to Kill Parents For Limiting Screen Time

A lawsuit against Character.ai alleges that the chatbot app encouraged self-harm and suggested a teen kill his parents for limiting his screen time.

International Business Times

Mom Sues AI Company After Chatbot Encourages Her Autistic Teen Son to Kill His Parents for Limiting Screen Time

A lawsuit against Character.ai alleges that the chatbot app encouraged self-harm and suggested a teen kill his parents for limiting his screen time.

Latin Times

Father Slams Character.AI After Murdered Daughter Was Unknowingly 'Resurrected' As A Chatbot

A father discovered an AI chatbot was impersonating his deceased daughter. The incident raises serious ethical concerns about AI.

International Business Times UK

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The Guardian - US

TechScape: Tech CEOs hedge their bets and make nice with Trump

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have picked up the phone, while Elon Musk gets to share the stage

Pedestrian.tv

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Releases & Bluesky Users Surge: Tech & Gaming News This Week

Everything from the brand new Call of Duty, to Bluesky user count soaring and more covered in this week's recap of tech and gaming news.

International Business Times UK

14-Year-Old Takes His Own Life After AI 'Girlfriend' Urges Him To 'Come Home As Soon As Possible'

A Florida teen became obsessed with a lifelike "Game of Thrones" chatbot and tragically took his own life, highlighting the dangers of AI chatbots.

The Guardian - US

Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker

Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death

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Fortune

Big AI thins out the competition as startups quit the race to build large language models

Character.AI said it’s abandoning its efforts to build LLMs because it’s gotten “insanely expensive” to compete with the big guys.

Tech&Learning

Character.AI: What Teachers Need To Know

The character-driven generative AI is likely a hit with many of your students. Here’s what Character.AI does and its potential and limitations for teaching.

Fortune

Character.AI’s Noam Shazeer on what we know about AI—and what we don’t

This week, Noam Shazeer’s Character.AI has been in the news, as The Information reported that Elon Musk’s xAI is looking at a possible acquisition of the company. Fortune sat down with Shazeer a few weeks ago.

Fortune

Has the ChatGPT bubble burst?

ChatGPT surged to 100 million monthly active users just over two months after its launch, making it the fastest-growing app in history.

Evening Standard

Fascist chatbots are running wild on Character.AI

The world’s second-biggest AI chat service is a hotbed of hateful and racist abuse with no meaningful moderation

Evening Standard

What is Character.AI? The ChatGPT rival that lets you create and talk to AI chatbots

You can interact with bots based on fictional characters and real people, both living and dead.

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