AI chatbot encouraged teen to kill his parents, lawsuit claims [Video]

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Two Texas parents filed a lawsuit this week against the makers of Character.AI, claiming the artificial intelligence chatbot is a “clear and present danger to minors,” with one plaintiff alleging it encouraged their teen to kill his parents.

According to the complaint, Character.AI “abused and manipulated” an 11-year-old girl, introducing and exposing her “consistently to hypersexualized interactions that were not age appropriate, causing her to develop sexualized behaviors prematurely and without [her parent’s] awareness.”

The complaint also accuses the chatbot of causing a 17-year-old boy to mutilate himself, and, among other things, sexually exploiting and abusing him while alienating the minor from his parents and church community.

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In response to the teen complaining …