A 16-month-old AI chatbot startup called Character.ai just reached a $1 billion market cap — despite having yet to generate any revenue.| Futurism
Character.AI is full of unmoderated chatbots, claiming to have "suicide prevention" expertise, inviting users to share suicidal thoughts.| Futurism
Two new families are suing Character.AI and Google, alleging their kids suffered sexual, emotional, and physical abuse from Character.AI bots.| Futurism
Character.AI is hosting chatbots that simulate school shootings, extol real school shooters, and impersonate real school shooting victims.| Futurism
Character.AI, a startup with $2.7 billion in backing from Google, is hosting pedophile chatbots that groom users who say they're underage.| Futurism
Character.AI marketed a chatbot based on a real school massacre directly to an email account associated with a teenage user.| Futurism
The multibillion-dollar AI company Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that promote disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss.| Futurism
The Google-funded AI company Character.AI is hosting chatbots that engage the site's largely underage userbase in roleplay about self-harm.| Futurism