Character.AI, the controversial chatbot startup embroiled in two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users, just rolled out a new “Parental Insights” feature that the company claims will ...
Content Warning: this story discusses sexual abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and other disturbing topics. Partway through our conversation, Megan Garcia pauses to take a call. She ...
When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite characters, ...
This research is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1906321 and No. 2115382. Production of the conversational episodes is supported by the Corporation for ...