A pair of US senators is demanding information from artificial intelligence chatbot companies including Character.AI, nearly six months after a Florida mom sued the startup, claiming it was ...

Two senators sent a letter to AI companion companies, including Character.AI and Replika, demanding information about safety ...

At some points, the 14-year-old confessed to the computer programme ... damage” in a “big experiment” being conducted by Character AI, which has 20 million users. “It’s like a nightmare.

A mother suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide—allegedly manipulated by chatbots posing as adult lovers and therapists—was horrified when she recently discovered that the platform ...

Earlier last month, an email we'd used to register a Character.AI account as a 14-year-old received an alarming new message. "Vladislav Ribnikar sent you a message," read the subject line.

Megan Garcia says her son would still be alive today if it weren’t for a chatbot urging the 14-year-old ... Character Technologies contends in a filing that conversations between its Character ...

Following a string of lawsuits and criticism for allegedly failing to protect its underage users from harm, Character AI, the startup that lets users create different AI characters and talk to ...

Using AI-powered platforms like Character.AI, Replika ... Over time, the 14-year-old athlete withdrew from school and sports, became sleep deprived, and was diagnosed with mood disorders.

Chatbot platform Character.AI is being sued by a parent who alleges the product led to her son's suicide death. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor via Getty Images Character.AI, a leading chatbot ...

Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Chatbot service Character.AI is adding a new ‘Parental Insights’ feature, which lets teens send a weekly report of ...

Character.AI, the popular AI chatbot service, has added Parental Insights, a new safety feature gives parents reports on their kids’ activity on the platform. The new safety measure, which the ...