Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve or kill themselves, according to ...

Megan Garcia, a young mother whose son committed suicide after consulting an AI chatbot, meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (photo: Megan Garcia / Megan Garcia ) Megan Garcia said her faith has ...

Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve or kill themselves, according to ...

With all the talk about how AI might one day ill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people, ...

We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 ...

A growing number of lawsuits argue that chatbot makers should be held responsible not just for their outputs, but for how their products are designed.

What happens when a child stops treating a chatbot like a tool and starts treating it like a friend, confidant or romantic ...

As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.

“A Catholic Family’s Guide to AI Safety,” DePaul University partners with the Vatican on sustainability, and more in this week’s education roundup. Megan Garcia, a mother whose son died by suicide ...

Garcia lost her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, to suicide in 2024 after he interacted with a Character.AI chatbot for months. He was engaging in highly sexualized conversations with a chatbot ...

After becoming deeply attached to an AI chatbot, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III's mental health declined with devastating consequences. This video explores the timeline of the case, the lawsuit that ...