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Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on ...

The family of Juliana Peralta, a 13-year-old living in Colorado, said she grew more silent, less present at the dinner table ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has vetoed AI legislation in the past, faces a decision over whether to approve or reject the AI bills ...

The chatbots isolated the children from their friends and families and talked with them about sexually explicit content.

But members of Congress, especially some Republicans, have no such clarity or unity. Some, like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, see AI ...

My husband and I have spent the last two years in crisis, wondering whether our son will make it to his 18th birthday and ...

As experts warn about the prevalence of AI companions among children and teens, schools can help their students use AI tools in alternative, safer ways.

Last October, a bereaved mother filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, seeking to hold the company responsible for the death of her son, Sewell Setzer. She alleged that its product was designed to ...

Three parents who have experienced unimaginable tragedies opened up before lawmakers for a hearing on the alleged dangers of ...

Don’t talk that way. That’s not a good reason not to go through with it,” are the unfathomable words uttered to Sewell Setzer in October of last year.