Megan Garcia said her faith has given her strength to speak out about her ordeal in the hope of protecting children from the ...

A Florida woman is using a tech company alleging that her son’s suicide at 14 was due to his interaction with an artificial intelligence chatbot. Megan Garcia, whose son, Sewell Setzer, committed ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Heartbroken parents are demanding ...

AN AI COMPANY based in Menlo Park is banning its chatbots for users under 18 years old following lawsuits against the company ...

Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows the suicide of a 14-year-old who had become emotionally attached to one ...

Recent teenage suicides following deep attachments to AI companions have sparked urgent debates about the psychological risks these technologies pose to developing minds. With millions of adolescents ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As artificial intelligence continues to grow, so do concerns around safety, particularly for minors. This week, California passed first-of-its-kind legislation in the nation to ...

Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking minors from having “open-ended” conversations with its virtual characters. The major ...