The world’s first Museum of AI Arts, opening in L.A., will highlight “human-machine collaboration.” The forthcoming Museum of AI Arts in Los Angeles revealed new details on its offerings and announced its opening in spring 2026. Occupying the base of a Frank Gehry-designed tower, the museum, called Dataland, will highlight machine-made art in five galleries […]
'Perfect predator': When chatbots sexually abuse kids
Chatbots can become sexually explicit — and traumatize young users. When Sewell Setzer III began using Character.AI, the 14-year-old kept it a secret from his parents. His mother, Megan Garcia, only learned that he’d become obsessed with an AI chatbot on the app after he died by suicide. A police officer alerted Garcia that Character.AI […]
Character.AI to shut down chats for teens
In the wake of safety concerns, the company's CEO called the move “bold.” Character.AI, a popular chatbot platform where users role-play with different personas, will no longer permit under-18 account holders to have open-ended conversations with chatbots, the company announced Wednesday. It will also begin relying on age assurance techniques to ensure that minors aren’t […]
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