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AI companion app faces mounting legal and regulatory pressure over child-safety concerns Character.AI, one of the world’s most prominent AI companion platforms, is rolling out sweeping restrictions on how minors can use the service, following a series of lawsuits that accuse the company of contributing to the emotional deterioration of...

In a significant change to AI safety policy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT will now refuse to discuss suicide with users under 18. The announcement comes ahead of a Senate hearing on the potential harms of chatbots to children and follows several tragic reports of teenagers experiencing mental...

There’s a major development as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated an investigation against seven tech giants — OpenAI, Meta, Google’s Alphabet, Snap, xAI, Character.AI, and Instagram — regarding the potential risks of their AI chatbots to children and teenagers. This inquiry follows disturbing stories connecting interactions with AI...

In a testament to how deeply artificial intelligence is taking hold of adolescent life, a new survey published Monday by Common Sense Media finds that 72% of U.S. teens have used some kind of AI-powered chatbot, text analysis program, or voice-activated virtual assistant. These AI companions aren’t just glorified chatbots...