Character.AI and Google sued after chatbot-obsessed teen’s death

The Verge
By Emma RothOct 23, 2024, 7:11 pm365 pts
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google in the wake of a teenager’s death, alleging wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. Filed by the…

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