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Character.AI bans teens from open-ended chats: Why this psychotherapist says real human interaction is crucial

Last month, AI companion platform Character.AI announced it would ban users under the age of 18 from having open-ended chats with its bots. The ban begins November 24 and will still allow teens to ...
TechCrunch

Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...
Mashable

Character.AI to shut down chats for teens

Character.AI says under-18 users will no longer be able to talk with chatbots. Credit: Joseph Maldonado/Mashable/Getty Images Character.AI, a popular chatbot platform where users role-play with ...
New York Post

Character.AI bans chatbots for teens after lawsuits blame app for deaths, suicide attempts

Character.AI, known for bots that impersonate characters like Harry Potter, said Wednesday it will ban teens from using the chat function following lawsuits that blamed explicit chats on the app for ...
Mashable

Character.AI unsafe for teens, experts say

Adult researchers tested Character.AI with teen accounts — and were disturbed by what they found. Credit: SOPA Images / Contributor / LightRocket / Getty Images The popular artificial intelligence ...
Ars Technica

After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users

On Wednesday, Character.AI announced it will bar anyone under the age of 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters starting on November 25, implementing one of the most restrictive age policies ...
Futurism

Character.AI Users in Full Meltdown After Minors Banned From Chats

Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including ...