Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify to Congress

Senators weigh regulating AI chatbots to protect kids

Parents told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that chatbots had harmed their teens, even contributing to deaths by suicide.

Grieving Parents Tell Congress That AI Chatbots Groomed Their Children and Encouraged Self-Harm

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee heard from parents of two children who died by suicide, and another who self-mutilated, after AI chatbot exchanges.

MAGA senator lights up 'Zuckerberg and his friends' after hearing snub

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called out Big Tech, including Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg and other social platform leaders who refuse to show up and discuss the companies' alleged use of AI chatbots exploiting children, pushing some to self-harm and suicide."Zuckerberg and his friends at Meta rejected my invitation to appear before the Senate and answer for the harms caused by their AI chatbots. So I gave the floor to the brave parents of chatbot victi…

Parents call for guardrails on AI chatbots after suicides, self-harm

Parents called for guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots Tuesday as they testified before the Senate about how the technology drove their children to self-harm and suicide.  Their pleas for action come amid increasing concerns about the impact of the rapidly developing technology on children.  “We should have spent the summer helping Adam prepare for…

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify to Congress

"What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach," said Matthew Raine, whose son Adam, 16, died in April.

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify in Congress

The families of teens who died by suicide spoke at a Senate hearing on the harms posed by AI chatbots.