Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million ...

California lawmakers introduced SB 243 after a teen’s suicide, aiming to regulate AI chatbots and prevent future harm to vulnerable young users.

Megan Garcia, a Florida mother whose oldest child, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide after extensive interactions with unregulated AI chatbots, is calling on lawmakers to slash a ...

Proposals to install ChatGPT into a range of toys including Barbie dolls have sparked alarm from experts who branded it a ‘reckless social experiment’ on children. US toymaker Mattel unveiled plans to ...

The Heritage Foundation — the group behind the infamous Project 2025, the conservative policy plan that outlined ____ — is suddenly really, really down with AI regulation. Who knew! The conservative ...

A lawsuit claims Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old Orlando high school freshman, shot himself in the head in February 2024 after becoming obsessed with an AI chatbot named after and reminiscent of ...

In a Florida lawsuit filed, a mother claimed the character AI platform bears responsibility for her 14-year-old son's suicide. The teen, Sewell Setzer III, had formed an intimate relationship with a ...

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Orlando, used to love sports and science. But then got sucked into the world of A.I. and ultimately killed himself to escape the real world.

14-year-old boy's suicide linked to chatbot interaction. Lawsuit alleges company engineered dangerous product, exploiting children.

Garcia believes Character.AI is responsible for the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who died by suicide in February, according to a lawsuit she filed against the company last week.

Garcia believes Character.AI is responsible for the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who died by suicide in February, according to a lawsuit she filed against the company last week.