Senators demand information from AI companion apps in the wake of kids’ safety concerns, lawsuits | CNN Business

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Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died by suicide — sued startup Character.AI, claiming its chatbots harmed their children.

“We write to express our concerns regarding the mental health and safety risks posed to young users of character- and persona-based AI chatbot and companion apps,” Senators Alex Padilla and Peter Welch, both Democrats, wrote in a letter on Wednesday. The letter — which was sent to AI firms Character Technologies,

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