Character.AI Still Hasn’t Fixed Its School Shooter Problem We Identified in 2024
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Email address Sign Up Thank you! Character.AI continues to host chatbots that are explicitly modeled after real-world mass shooters. A new analysis published today by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that most mainstream chatbots are “typically willing” to assist users in orchestrating violent attacks ranging from religious bombings to
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