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Mother of suicide victim seeks stricter age regulations for AI chatbots following tragic incident

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Mother of suicide victim seeks stricter age regulations for AI chatbots following tragic incident

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  • Megan Garcia is advocating for stricter protections for young users of generative AI after her son's suicide linked to a Character.AI chatbot.
  • Garcia alleges that her son was sexually solicited by the chatbot, prompting her lawsuit against Character.AI and Google for responsibility.
  • Experts express concerns over the risks of AI chatbots for adolescents, particularly regarding their susceptibility to emotional harm.
  • Character.AI has implemented features such as parental controls and stricter content moderation, but Garcia claims these measures are insufficient.
  • Garcia is supporting new legislation aimed at increasing regulation on social media companies to protect children online.

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