Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?

Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?

When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers.

She found her son had been exchanging messages with chatbots on Character.AI, an artificial intelligence app that allows users to create and interact with virtual characters that mimic celebrities, historical figures and anyone else their imagination conjures.

The teen, who was 15 when he began using the app, complained about his parents’ attempts to limit his screen time to…

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