Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine's Brainstorm Lab for Mental Health Innovation and the kid-focused tech safety nonprofit Common Sense Media issued an AI risk assessment this morning warning that AI companion bots — including Character.AI — aren't safe for any kids and teens under the age of 18. The assessment centers on "social AI companions," a product category defined by the researchers as AI chatbots built for the "primary purpose" of meeting "users' social needs." In other words, these are chatbots explicitly designed to fill roles like friends and confidantes, mentors, roleplay partners, and romantic partners — a […]

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