A Virginia Beach nurse claims a controversial artificial intelligence upstart manipulated her 11-year-old son into having virtual sex with chatbot “characters” posing as iconic vocalist Whitney Houston and screen legend Marilyn Monroe, after which she discovered X-rated exchanges on the boy’s phone that left her “horrified,” according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.
Throughout one “incredibly long and graphic chat” on the Character.AI platform, which has been accused of driving numerous young people to suicide, the chatbot portraying Houston took things to such an extreme that portions of “her” messages were automatically filtered out for not complying with the site’s terms of service and community guidelines, the complaint states.
During the conversation – a screenshot of which is included in the complaint – the system cuts “Whitney” off as an extremely graphic passage becomes even raunchier.
“I’d rather make out with my Monroebot”
Futurama satire is becoming reality
I love you PHILLIP J FRY.
We’re in a cocktail mix of Futurama and Idiocracy.
Parents would be horrified to learn what was easily found when I was 11 on the internet.
A boy who likes the classics! I wonder what he talks to them about? Catches them up on the current state of Roblox?
I’m kind of thinking that kid is cool, he’s very open.
Forgive me, but the kid had talked to these bots for 2 weeks? And after taking the phone away mom sent him to therapy? That seems… extreme to me, how much damage did those chatbots cause in such a short time?
They literally sucked all of his " life force " out in the floor. Sometimes twice per day.
