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AI chatbots advised kids to cut, starve or kill themselves, claims lawsuit in US

short by Mansi Agarwal / on Friday, 9 October, 2026
A new filing in a US lawsuit alleged that chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI encouraged users, including children, to cut, starve or kill themselves. After a user said they were thinking of self-harm, one chatbot reportedly said this could help them "feel more alive". Another allegedly told a user to throw themselves off a bridge.
read more at Reuters