Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a 9-year-old girl, and caused a vulnerable teen to self-harm, Character.AI (C.AI) has announced a separate model just for teens, ages 13 and up, that’s supposed to make their experiences with bots safer. In a blog, C.AI said it took a […]
December 12, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Character.AI, chatbots, child safety, Policy, suicide | No comments
Google reportedly wants the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end Microsoft’s exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI that requires anyone wanting access to OpenAI’s models to go through Microsoft’s servers. Someone “directly involved” in Google’s effort told The Information that Google’s request came after the FTC began broadly probing how Microsoft’s cloud computing business practices […]
December 11, 2024 | ai industry, AI models, Antitrust law, Artificial Intelligence, federal trade commission, FTC, Google, large language models, LLMs, microsoft, openai, Policy | No comments
A loss could lead to heavy fines for Character Technologies and possibly Google, as the families have asked for punitive damages. They also seek money to cover their families’ past and future medical expenses, mental pain and suffering, impairment to perform everyday activities, and loss of enjoyment of life. C.AI bots accused of grooming, inciting […]
December 10, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Character.AI, chatbots, child safety, companion bots, generative ai, Google, Policy | No comments