Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Character.AI, the chatbot platform accused in several ongoing lawsuits of driving teens to self-harm and suicide, says it will ...

Stories with visual elements and a choose-your-adventure vibe are the first new feature to replace open-ended conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

Artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI announced on Oct. 29 that it will move to ban children under 18 from engaging in open-ended chats with its character-based chatbots. The move ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother’s lawsuit accusing an AI chatbot of causing her son psychological distress that led to his death by suicide in Florida ...

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Last month, AI companion platform Character.AI announced it would ban users under the age of 18 from having open-ended chats with its bots. The ban begins November 24 and will still allow teens to ...

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The move comes as Meta and its rivals face strong political scrutiny over the potential harms these AI characters can pose to children. In October, US senators introduced the GUARD Act, a bipartisan ...