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#characterai

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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Character.AI, the Google-backed chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits over the welfare of minor users, was caught hosting at least four publicly-facing impersonations of Sewell Setzer III — the 14-year-old user of the platform who died by suicide after engaging extensively with Character.AI bots, and whose death is at the heart of one of the two lawsuits against the company.

The chatbot impersonations use variations of Setzer's name and likeness, and in some cases refer to the deceased teen in openly mocking terms. They were all accessible through Character.AI accounts listed as belonging to minors, and were easily searchable on the platform. Each impersonation was created by a different Character.AI user."

futurism.com/chatbot-impersona

Futurism · Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by SuicideBy Maggie Harrison Dupré
#AI#GenerativeAI#CharacterAI
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Drew Crecente (they/them)

Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by Suicide

Google continues to cause harm by funding garbage AI. The only way to stop them is through #legislation and #litigation.

💔 They continue to allow myself and my family to be harmed by not protecting my #daughter after promising they had done so. THEY ARE LIARS.

Have you been harmed by them yet? Have your friends? Your students?

❓Who will Google and CharacterAI harm next?

These #techbro ghouls CANNOT be trusted. Help us stop them.

🌐futurism.com/chatbot-impersona

#Google #AI #tech #technology #law #endGoogle #characterai @law @sociology @edutooters @psychology @arstechnica @theguardian_us_technology

Futurism · Google-Backed Chatbot Platform Caught Hosting AI Impersonations of 14-Year-Old User Who Died by SuicideBy Maggie Harrison Dupré
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Ars Technica: Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide. “A mother suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide—allegedly manipulated by chatbots posing as adult lovers and therapists—was horrified when she recently discovered that the platform is allowing random chatbots to pose as her son.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/ars-technica-mom-horrified-by-character-ai-chatbots-posing-as-son-who-died-by-suicide/

#ai#AIgenerated#characterai
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TechCrunch: In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment . “Character AI, a platform that lets users engage in roleplay with AI chatbots, has filed a motion to dismiss a case brought against it by the parent of a teen who committed suicide after allegedly becoming hooked on the company’s technology.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/26/techcrunch-in-motion-to-dismiss-chatbot-platform-character-ai-claims-it-is-protected-by-the-first-amendment/

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Jennifer Anns Group :verified:

@lavaeolus @histodons @ct_bergstrom

Terrible and unacceptable, but to be expected.

We start from the premise that for-profit #EdTech companies are best to be avoided - unless shown otherwise.

Our own non-profit work has been directly harmed by some (eg #CharacterAI) and indirectly harmed by many others.

But, by charging high fees and/or cutting corners, those for-profit companies can afford to infiltrate schools around the world - to the detriment of everybody else.

⭐We encourage exploring educational resources from non-profit orgs. There are many, including ours

If you agree, please share. We have a small instance and this will not be seen without boosting.

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