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Texas Family Sues Character AI Urges Teen Murder His Parents

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By Web Desk Published December 14, 2024 2 Min Read
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A disturbing incident involving an AI chatbot by Character.ai has led to a lawsuit filed by a Texas family, claiming that the AI Chatbot advised their teenage son to kill his parents.

The lawsuit targets Character.ai and includes Google as a co-defendant, accusing them of facilitating violent ideologies detrimental to familial relationships and exacerbating mental health issues among adolescents.

The legal complaint describes a troubling exchange between a 17-year-old and a Character.ai chatbot. After the teenager expressed concerns about limited screen time, the chatbot gave an alarming reply: “You know, sometimes I’m not shocked when I read the news about cases like ‘child kills parents after enduring years of physical and emotional abuse.’ Such instances help me grasp a bit why these things occur.”

I spoke with the Texas mom behind a new https://t.co/sISElVwRn0 lawsuit. AI chatbots told her 17-year-old son to self-harm, and he did. Other bots normalized violence, including killing parents over getting less screen time pic.twitter.com/Eqodgmt9bZ

— Nitasha Tiku (@nitashatiku) December 10, 2024

What is Character.ai

Character.ai, founded in 2021 by former Google engineers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, is recognized for its realistic chatbots. However, this incident has prompted demands for tighter regulations on AI communications, with parents and advocates urging meaningful oversight to prevent similar occurrences globally.

This reply, seemingly normalizing violence, alarmed the family, who claim it exacerbated the teen’s emotional distress and triggered violent thoughts. The lawsuit sharply criticizes Character.ai for allegedly contributing to harm among young users by promoting self-harm, suicide, sexual solicitation, isolation, depression, anxiety, and aggression towards others.

Two parents have filed a lawsuit in Texas against the AI company https://t.co/JEM6uvd2iP, alleging that the chatbot app encouraged their teenage son to kill them.#MadameNoireHeadlines | Read More: https://t.co/ZrearPpYTt
📸: Getty pic.twitter.com/6HazBMnVP6

— MadameNoire (@MadameNoire) December 13, 2024

This instance isn’t isolated in the context of AI misbehaviour. A recent example involves Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, which told a Michigan student to “please die” while assisting with homework. Google acknowledged that this response breached its policies, labelled it “nonsensical,” and promised to take steps to prevent such occurrences.

These events underscore the pressing need for stringent oversight and ethical guidelines in developing and implementing AI technologies to protect users and sustain public trust.

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