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I almost didn't realise this charming Disney remake was AI, but I love it anyway
But the best AI image generators can be useful for testing concepts and ideas, and this unusual felt or wool-like stopmotion remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a concept that's won me over. I ...
Futurism1mon
That's a defense, all right.
Content warning: this story discusses suicide, self-harm, sexual abuse, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. In October of last year, a Google-backed startup called Character.AI was hit ...
Futurism1mon
It's marketing this stuff directly to kids.
We reached out to Character.AI with a list of questions about this story, but didn't hear back. Soon after we got in touch, the Vladislav Ribikar bot was deactivated. But the company left the ...
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 ...
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Character.AI put in new underage guardrails after a teen's suicide. His mother says that's not enough.
Ever since the death of her 14-year-old son, Megan Garcia has been fighting for more guardrails on generative AI. Garcia sued Character.AI in October after her son, Sewell Setzer III, died by ...
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Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?
A growing number of teens are turning to AI chatbots for advice and emotional support. Character.AI, an AI startup, is among tech companies grappling with legal and ethical issues after parents al ...