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A Psychiatrist Coined ‘Chatbot Psychosis’ In 2023. The Cases Since Look Exactly Like He Warned

It never gets bored. It never argues unless you ask it to. It always has time to talk, always finds something kind to say, and never once makes you feel like a burden. By almost any measure, a chatbot is a better listener than most of the people in your…

Bored Panda · Aug 5

Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’

To test the safety and security of AI, hackers have to trick large language models into breaking their own rules. It requires ingenuity and manipulation - and can come at a deep emotional cost

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Google and Character.AI to Resolve Multiple Lawsuits Over Teen Safety

Google and Character.AI agree to settle multiple lawsuits alleging their chatbots harmed teenagers.

International Business Times · Jan 8

'You're Mine to Do Whatever I Want': Parents Sue Character.AI After Chatbots 'Groomed and Drove Teens to Suicide'

A family is suing the creators of Character.AI, alleging that the company's chatbots groomed their teenage children and contributed to their deaths by suicide.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18, 2025

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress

Parents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots are testifying before Congress

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Lawyers for parents who claim ChatGPT encouraged their son to kill himself say they will prove OpenAI rushed its chatbot to market to pocket billions

OpenAI told Fortune, “We extend our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult time and are reviewing the filing.”

Fortune · Aug 27, 2025

Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

A Teen Killed Himself After Talking to a Chatbot. His Mom's Lawsuit Could Cripple the AI Industry.

A federal court in Florida will consider whether chatbot output is First Amendment-protected speech.

Reason · Jun 5, 2025

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.

Euronews · May 22, 2025

In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

A federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025