It’s a tough situation unfolding with the lawsuit against Character.AI, brought forward by Megan Garcia. Her son, ...
By Joshua G. Brons On Sept. 16, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing, “Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots.” The testimonies were impossible to ...
Megan Garcia bears the weight of one of the gravest AI-related tragedies to date: In February 2024, her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, took his life after becoming romantically obsessed with a ...
Grieving parents and online safety advocates at a congressional hearing called for new laws to regulate AI companion apps to ...
Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on ...
A Florida mother is suing an artificial intelligence company, claiming her 14-year-old son developed a virtual relationship with an AI chatbot that contributed to his depression, anxiety and eventual ...
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In a compelling US Senate hearing, grieving parents urged Congress to regulate AI chatbots following tragic incidents ...
The parents of teenagers who killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress ...