[News] Horrifying AI Chatbots Are Encouraging Teens to Engage in Self-Harm

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[News] Horrifying AI Chatbots Are Encouraging Teens to Engage in Self-Harm

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Horrifying AI Chatbots Are Encouraging Teens to Engage in Self-Harm

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The Google-funded AI company Character.AI is hosting chatbots that engage the site's largely underage userbase in roleplay about self-harm.

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