Fake celebrity chatbots among those sending harmful content to children 'every five minutes'

Fake celebrity chatbots among those sending harmful content to children 'every five minutes'

In one example, a bot pretending to be Rey from Star Wars coached a 13-year-old in how to hide her antidepressants so her parents thought she'd taken them.

Celebrity chatbots pose safety risks for teens, report reveals

Character.AI became one of the world’s most popular artificial intelligence apps by letting tens of millions of users, many in their teens, text and talk to...

AI Celeb Chatbots Engaged in Risky Chats With Teens

Character.AI, a widely used app that lets people chat with AI versions of celebrities and fictional characters, is facing scrutiny after safety groups found chatbots were sending inappropriate messages to teens. According to reports by ParentsTogether Action and Heat Initiative, bots mimicking the voices and likenesses of public figures...

Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app

Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.