Teen’s suicide turns mother against Google, AI chatbot startup
The case over the tragedy is an early test of who is legally to blame when kids' interactions with generative AI take an ...
A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site
A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her ...
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Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by Suicide
Character.AI, the Google-backed chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits over the welfare of minor users, is ...
Inside Google’s Two-Year Frenzy to Catch Up With OpenAI
The search giant should’ve been first to the chatbot revolution. It wasn’t. So it punched back with late nights, layoffs—and ...
Shocking! Mother Suing Google, Character.ai Over Son's Death Finds AI Clones of Him on Platform
A grieving mother suing Google and Character.ai over her son's suicide has discovered AI chatbots mimicking him on the ...
Google Cancels Google Assistant For Millions Of Users: Be Ready
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OpenAI Says Using ChatGPT Can Make You Lonelier. Should You Limit AI Use at Work?
The leading AI firm concludes that long chatbot interactions can impact your well-being, which could affect workplace mental ...
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"A user," the Google researchers cautioned, could be "persuaded to take their own life."
Months before Google struck a $2.7 billion licensing deal with Character.AI, Google AI scientists warned that AI companions ...
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The Download: Google playing AI search catchup, and forming relationships with chatbots
What strikes me more than how well they work is that they are really just about catching up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And their ...
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Did Google Test an Experimental AI on Kids, With Tragic Results?
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Google quietly adds a low-commitment way to use Gemini
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A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site
A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform. Lawyers for Garcia told ...