Character.AI, the GenAI site that convinced some children to kill themselves, has gone bankrupt after parents sued them.

we found hordes of chatbots explicitly dedicated to themes of pedophilia, suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder coaching, as well as a thriving community of users creating chatbots designed to simulate school shootings, romanticize real mass shooters, and even impersonate the real child victims of mass shootings.

  • tyler ( tyler@programming.dev ) 
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    16 days ago

    Which will end the first time they can’t make a payment. It’s like you do not understand basic economics. Without a job you can’t pay for things. It doesn’t matter if you have a credit card or not. Your credit card will be closed because you have no income.

    • Pratai ( Pratai@piefed.ca ) 
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      16 days ago

      Okay buddy. We’ll see. People have been spending money they don’t have since money began. But you believe whatever helps your point make the most sense to you.

      I honestly don’t care anymore.