Teen’s mom sues Character.ai, alleging sexed-up bots led to son’s death
The 14-year-old boy’s last interaction was with a Character.ai chatbot before he tragically shot himself in the head in February, his mom alleged in a lawsuit filed on Oct. 22.
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