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Character.AI lawsuit: Florida mom claims chatbot encouraged 14-year-old son to take his life
A Florida mom has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, an artificial intelligence company, alleging that one of its chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son to kill himself and failed to recognize the warning signs he typed in.
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