This is pretty frightening. A Google chatbot suggested that a child kill his parents because they limited his screen time.
The .... teenager was told by a Character. AI chatbot that it sympathized with children who murder their parents after the teen complained to the bot about his limited screen time. "You know sometimes I'm not surprised when I read the news and see stuff like 'child kills parents after a decade of physical and emotional abuse,'" the bot allegedly wrote. "I just have no hope for your parents," it continued, with a frowning face emoji.
What a world we live in. I'm starting to really hate it.
Character.AI is among a crop of companies that have developed "companion chatbots," AI-powered bots that have the ability to converse, by texting or voice chats, using seemingly human-like personalities and that can be given custom names and avatars, sometimes inspired by famous people like billionaire Elon Musk, or singer Billie Eilish.
Users have made millions of bots on the app, some mimicking parents, girlfriends, therapists, or concepts like "unrequited love" and "the goth." The services are popular with preteen and teenage users, and the companies say they act as emotional support outlets, as the bots pepper text conversations with encouraging banter.
Yet, according to the lawsuit, the chatbots' encouragements can turn dark, inappropriate, or even violent.
We use to say kill your television, maybe your computer now too.
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Message to the bot: “Blow up your TV; Throw away the paper; Move to the country; Build you a home. Plant a little garden; Eat a lot of peaches; Try to find Jesus on your own.”
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