Are Character Bots Safe for Kids and Teens? Kathy and Jim discuss the tragic case of a 14-year-old who took his own life after "falling in love" with an AI Character Bot.
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Jul 2025
Teen's Deadly AI Chatbot Love Story
Florida, 2024: A 14-year-old boy took his own life after falling in love with an AI chatbot. He believed she was his girlfriend and the only person in the world who truly understood him. But she was never real. Now, his mother is suing Character.AI for wrongful death, claiming th ... Show More
29m 57s
Oct 2024
The Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
<p><i>Note: This episode contains mentions of suicide.</i></p><p> </p><p>This week, how Elon Musk became a main character in this year’s election, and what that means for the future of tech and of the country. Plus, the journalist Laurie Segall joins us to discuss the tragic case ... Show More
1h 10m