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Sewell Setzer was 14 when he took his own life in February. His mother said he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death. Photo / Via The New York Times
Can AI be blamed for a teen’s suicide? (HoS
The intimate dialogue between Sewell Setzer and his AI character as a prelude to his suicide would undeniably
suggest this. Setzer was socially withdrawn and preferred an AI relationship […]
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