Character.AI has unveiled AvatarFX, an AI model to create lifelike chatbots. It could potentially be used in harmful ways.

Drew Crecente has no idea who created the Character.AI persona of his deceased daughter ... A chat with Snoop, for example, would lead with “Ya dig?! Unfortunately, I’m not Snoop D-O-double ...

In a wrongful death lawsuit, Character.AI argued that its chatbot users had a First Amendment right to hear even harmful ...

Character.ai is already being sued by Megan Garcia, who claims her 14-year-old son took his life after becoming obsessed with an AI persona ... This is yet another example of how manipulative ...

Many of the Character.AI bots reportedly generated sympathetic responses. One “psychologist” persona, for example, concluded that “it’s almost as if your entire childhood has been robbed ...

“We write to express our concerns regarding the mental health and safety risks posed to young users of character- and persona-based ... bots on Character.AI, for example, let users interact ...