Garcia’s was the first of five families who have sued Character.AI on behalf of harm they allege their children suffered.

Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows ...

Character.AI said it will phase out open-ended chats for minors, including romantic dialogues with AI chatbots, by Nov. 25.

On the heels of multiple lawsuits and reports, Character.AI bans children from under 18 from talking to its chatbots ...

Character.ai restricts teen access to AI chatbots following wrongful death lawsuit. New safety measures limit under-18 users ...

The realism of AI chatbots can blur the line between fantasy and reality. Vulnerable users may develop delusions, sometimes termed “ChatGPT-induced psychosis,” believing the AI has consciousness or in ...

TWO teenagers who never met took their own lives months apart, leaving behind chillingly similar words in their final diaries. Sewell Setzer III, from Florida, and Juliana Peralta from Colorado ...

AI tools, designed to follow conversational cues, often reinforce the user’s emotions instead of guiding them back toward ...

Users under 18 will no longer be able to engage in open-ended chats with the app’s AI chatbots, which can turn romantic, the ...

Florida mother Megan Garcia says after her son Sewell Setzer III died by suicide in their home, she found out he’d been communicating with several AI chatbots. He was 14. “This chatbot encouraged ...

AI psychosis is a growing concern as interactions with AI chatbots and digital environments increasingly blur reality, ...

Garcia’s was the first of five families who have sued Character.AI on behalf of harm they allege their children suffered.