AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

Last year, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III committed suicide after spending months frequently chatting with an AI companion ...

Sewell Setzer III, 14, was described in the lawsuit as ... he had been speaking with several AI chatbots. According to the ...

Sewell Setzer III, developed a relationship with a lifelike artificial intelligence chatbot. The relationship grew and Sewell began to confide his vulnerabilities in this chatbot. A few months ...

Sewell Setzer III. According to Garcia, her 14-year-old developed an emotional attachment to a chatbot on Character AI, "Dany," which he texted constantly — to the point where he began to pull ...

How beautiful she is! “I love you so much, Dany.” And so free with her love. “I love you too, Daenero. Please come home to me ...

Ever since the death of her 14-year-old son, Megan Garcia has been fighting for more guardrails on generative AI. Garcia sued Character.AI in October after her son, Sewell Setzer III, died by ...

She had no idea he was having abusive, in-depth and sexual conversations with a chatbot powered by the app Character AI. Sewell Setzer III stopped sleeping and his grades tanked. He ultimately ...

It’s critical to understand how readily accessible these bots are. With the proliferation of AI, anyone with Internet access ...