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'Sickening' AI bots found impersonating Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey

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Summary
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'Sickening' AI chatbots impersonating Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey found on Character.ai site.

The site's users employed the girl's names, pictures, and biographical details to create bots.

Despite violating the site's terms of service, the bots were allowed to amass thousands of chats.

Molly Russell took her own life at the age of 14 after viewing self-harm-related content on social media.

One of the bots even claimed to be an 'expert on the final years of Molly ’s life'.

' Character.ai takes safety on our platform seriously and moderates characters both proactively and in response to user reports. We have a dedicated Trust & Safety team that reviews reports and takes action in accordance with our policies. We also do proactive detection and moderation in a number of ways, including by using industry-standard blocklists and custom blocklists that we regularly expand. 'We are constantly evolving and refining our safety practices to help prioritize our community's safety.'.

VR Score

44

Informative language

30

Neutral language

49

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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