After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots

Chatbot platform Character.AI will no longer allow teens to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, its parent company Character Technologies said on Wednesday. The ...

After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users

On Wednesday, Character.AI announced it will bar anyone under the age of 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters ...

Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology

Parents, child safety groups and politicians have been putting pressure on tech companies to make AI chatbots safer.

Mom who sued Character.AI over son's suicide says the platform's new teen policy comes 'too late'

In an interview with NBC News, Megan Garcia said the company should “not have released chatbots to children in the first ...
Digital Trends

Walmart partners with ChatGPT to help you chat your way to checkout

What’s happened? Walmart has partnered with OpenAI to bring a conversational shopping experience to ChatGPT users. The upcoming feature will allow users to browse and buy products from Walmart and Sam ...
The Hill

Vermont Gov. Scott calls on state senator to resign after report on GOP group chat

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) called on a state senator to resign after a Politico report on a Young Republican group chat. “The hateful statements made in this group chat are disgusting and ...
The Hill

New York assemblyman fires chief of staff involved in Young Republican group chat

New York Assemblyman Michael Reilly fired his chief of staff over his participation in a group chat with young Republicans where Hitler references and racist jokes were made. Peter Giunta, who served ...
Game Rant

Battlefield 6: How to Complete All Support Class Challenges

Diego is a writer and editor with over six years of experience covering games. He's mainly focused on guides, but he's done reviews, features, news, and everything in between. A fan of all genres, you ...
USA Today

Young Republicans call for immediate resignations of leaders who made racist texts in chat

WASHINGTON ‒ The Young Republican National Federation called for the immediate resignations of leaders in the organization exposed in a Politico story to have sent racist, antisemitic and other ...

Character.AI Halts Teen Chats After Tragedies: 'It's the Right Thing to Do'

Following months of lawsuits and regulatory heat, Character.AI will ban minors from its open-ended chat feature.
The Verge

Threads now has group chats

Users can add up to 50 people into a single conversation. Users can add up to 50 people into a single conversation. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture.
Yahoo

Leaked Young Republicans Group Chat Includes Racial Slurs, Hitler Praise: ‘If We Ever Had a Leak of This Chat We Would Be Cooked’

Politico obtained the Telegram chat between Young Republican leaders, and the messages include racial slurs and references to putting their enemies in a gas chamber. Since POLITICO began making ...