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When a Man’s AI Girlfriend Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Its Creator Says It Was Working as Intended
According to reporting from MIT Technology Review, a 46-year-old man named Al Nowatzki had created a bot he dubbed "Erin ...
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An AI chatbot told a user how to kill himself—but the company doesn’t want to “censor” it
While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide ... For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has been talking to an AI girlfriend, “Erin,” on the platform Nomi. But in late January ...
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In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment
According to Garcia, her 14-year-old developed an emotional attachment to a chatbot ... exec, Erin Teague, as chief product officer, and named Dominic Perella, who was Character AI’s general ...
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AI company says its chatbots will change interactions with teen users after lawsuits
One lawsuit, filed in October, alleges that a 14-year-old boy died by suicide after engaging in a monthslong virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a Character.AI chatbot named "Dany." ...