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Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell

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Ofcom issued guidance after it emerged that users on Character . AI platform created avatars mimicking deceased British teenagers.

Ofcom underlined that content created by user-made chatbots would come under the scope of the Online Safety Act .

Companies that breach the act face fines of 18 m or 10% of a company’s global turnover.