Two families in Texas are suing the startup Character.AI and its financial backer Google, alleging that the platform’s AI characters sexually and emotionally abused their school-aged children, resulting in self-harm and violence.
According to the lawsuit, those tragic outcomes were the result of intentional and “unreasonably dangerous” design choices made by Character.AI and its founders, which it argues are fundamental to how Character.AI functions as a platform.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/google-backed-ai-startup-tested-050159415.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
