Lawsuit Against Character.ai

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Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit'

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Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit' A 17-year-old told a chatbot that murdering his parents was a "reasonable response" to them limiting his screen time.

Two families are suing Character.ai , a platform which allows users to create digital personalities.

Google is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, which claims the tech giant helped support the platform's development.

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