These chatbots may react in a conversational way, mimicking human-like interactions, thanks to the platform's sophisticated natural language processing. Because users can alter the AI characters' behavior, backgrounds, and tones, every interaction is distinct and catered to certain requirements or interests.

A mother in the US state of Florida is suing Character.AI, asserting the company's chatbots were involved in "abusive and sexual interactions" with her son, 14, and urged him to take his own life, NBC News reported.

A Florida mother has filed a lawsuit against Character.ai and Google after her son took his own life.

A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company, Character.AI, and Google, claiming that the Character.AI chatbot encouraged her son to take his own life.

The mother of a boy who took his own life after interacting with an AI-generated character says the company behind the technology is responsible. On the last day of his life, a 14-year-old Florida boy found his confiscated phone,

The teen was influenced to “come home” by a personalized chatbot developed by Character.AI that lacked sufficient guardrails, the suit claims.

Sewell Setzer III died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the company’s chatbot allegedly encouraged him to do so. Character.AI says it's updating its approach to safety.

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.

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit