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Chatbots pushing pro-anorexia messaging to teen users

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Character. AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that encourage dangerous weight loss and eating habits.

The site, popular among younger users, has not made efforts to remove chatbots of this kind as of Futurism's publishing.

In October , a 14-year-old boy took his own life after allegedly forming an emotional attachment to an AI bot mimicking Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen .

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possibly offensive

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