Now, similar monitoring occurs when kids are handed devices monitored by an authority other than their parents—particularly ...

Setzer felt like he'd fallen in love with Daenerys, and many of their interactions were sexually explicit. The chatbot allegedly role-played numerous sexual encounters with Setzer, using graphic ...

Following months of lawsuits and regulatory heat, Character.AI will ban minors from its open-ended chat feature.

In an interview with NBC News, Megan Garcia said the company should “not have released chatbots to children in the first ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) — A group of U.S. senators are pushing a new bill they say will protect children from the harms of ...

“What if I could come home to you right now?” “Please do, my sweet king.” Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

After teen suicides drew the attention of lawsuits and lawmakers, the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI ...

Local entrepreneur and father Greg Aguirre lauds the proposed federal App Store Accountability Act but writes that Florida ...

Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows the suicide of a 14-year-old who had become emotionally attached to one of ...

On Wednesday, Character.AI announced it will bar anyone under the age of 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters ...