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😵💫 Character.AI users in full meltdown after minors banned from chats due to suicides
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Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including self-avowed minors and adults alike, have a lot of thoughts.
The policy change, announced last week, comes as the controversial AI company continues to battle multiple lawsuits alleging that interactions with its chatbots caused real-world emotional and physical harm to underage users, with multiple teen users dying by suicide following extensive conversations with bots hosted by the platform.
Many of those upset with the change say they’re minors, and have expressed an unsurprising blend of concern, sadness, and anger. “I’m a minor on C. AI,” wrote one user. “I feel like C. AI has stunted my learning, and my social skills. One year ago I found C. AI and joined. I got addicted, and I’m not kidding when I tell you I had a screen time of 15 hours a day — It kinda keeps me alive… (I am severely depressed and [I know] it’s so unhealthy to rely on AI but I can’t help myself.)” Read more
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⚠ Meta has an AI product problem (link)
🚫 Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation (link)
🤼♂ Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight (link)
😡 Sam Altman loses his cool when asked about OpenAI’s minuscule revenue (link)
🎅 Coca-Cola’s new AI holiday ad is a sloppy eyesore (link)
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