Google, suicide and Character.AI
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At CES 2026, Google announced some new Gemini features that it's bringing to Google TVs. Google TV is built into some TV sets and set-top boxes, and while it may not be immediately relevant to many Apple users,
Character.AI and Google have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits brought by families of teens who harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot online, per court documents made public this week.
As questions about the use of AI in every day tasks are on the rise, a Google programmer has claimed the company's Claude is working faster than humans.
Karthik Ramakrishnan, who spent the past 14 years at Amazon where he helped develop the company's AI strategy,
Google is bringing even more of its Gemini AI to TV devices, including nano banana. Google really wants you to get comfortable talking to your TV. The company is adding even more of its Gemini AI to its TV devices, including the ability to create and edit photos and videos with AI using its nano banana and Veo 3 models.
Creatives have been pushing back against the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work, going so far as to include disclosures indicating AI wasn’t used during a production. So Google is bypassing Hollywood entirely and bringing slop directly to consumers.
The tech giant’s chief AI architect and CTO of DeepMind discusses the Gemini 3 LLM and progress towards the goal of artificial general intelligence
Traditional search frustrations are pushing users toward AI first, forcing brands to stay visible and credible in both places.