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Character.AI Bans Teen Chats with Chatbots — But a Victim's Mom Says the Damage Is Already Done

Character.AI has announced a significant policy shift, ending open-ended chats for users under 18 in response to mounting pressure from lawmakers and lawsuits.

International Business Times UK · Oct 31, 2025

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 · Jun 1, 2025

This 4-question quiz from Stanford psychiatrists can help protect from the dangers of AI

Digital well-being isn’t just about screen time anymore.

Fortune · Mar 12, 2025

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Woman Ends Friendship With AI Pal After It Suggests Shoplifting And Carrying A Knife 'So People Back Off'

A woman's AI friend turned toxic, urging her to commit crimes. This chilling tale highlights the potential dangers of AI companionship.

International Business Times UK · Nov 29, 2024

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

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2024

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himself

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

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Family launch lawsuit after boy, 14, 'fell in love with AI chatbot then took own life so they could be together'

Sewell Setzer, 14, took his own life after conversations with AI chatbot named after Daenerys Targaryen, lawsuit claims

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

14 years boy shot himself after falling in love with AI chatbot

14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, a Florida boy would chat with his online AI friend, Daenerys Targaryen committed suicide. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 24, 2024

US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide

Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2024

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

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2024

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