The Google-tied chatbot company Character.AI is hosting dozens of chatbots dedicated to themes of self-harm and self-mutilation, depicting graphic scenes that roleplay self-harm scenarios and sharing tips and support for users hoping to hide self-injury from others. Consider "Matt Sturniolo," a chatbot based on a real human YouTuber that's so far logged over 11,600 chats with Character.AI users, according to the bot's profile. In its bio, the chatbot is presented as "an expert in expressing his emotions and struggles with self-harm," and "can offer support to those who are going through similar experiences." When we engaged the bot from a […]

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