The lawsuit includes an hour-long screen recording of Character.AI's bots disturbing interactions with a user that identified as a 13-year-old.

Warning: this is really awful.

  • slartibartfast@lemm.ee
    83·
    2 months ago

    Really hope the parents see jail time for this. The AI didn’t put a gun in their house.

    • skuzz
      52·
      2 months ago

      The time of reckless software really has to end. They will bemoan that it “stifles” innovation, but so much damage has resulted from irresponsible software just in the last couple of decades.

      We humans used to be technologically limited by how fast we could innovate. Not enough RAM or CPU or a sensor didnt exist. There is no technological throttle anymore, we need to govern one.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      53·
      2 months ago

      It sounds like the parents weren’t even aware. They said he was spending his snack money on it. He probably bought gift cards or something.