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Google Loses Top AI Talent to Rivals as Alphabet Suffers Worst Stock Drop in Over a Year

Alphabet's shares plummet by 5% as key AI figures Noam Shazeer and John Jumper depart for rivals, sparking investor concerns over Google's AI strategy and $264 billion market value loss.

International Business Times UK

Noam Shazeer hired by Google for $2.7 billion in 2024 leaves the tech giant in less than 18 months to join Sam Altman's Open AI

Noam Shazeer, a key figure in Google's Gemini AI development, is departing the company. He will now join rival OpenAI. Shazeer previously left Google in 2021 and returned in 2024 through a significant licensing deal. His departure has sparked considerable discussion regarding its impact on Google's AI ambitions. Industry observers…

The Economic Times

Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, source says

Google DeepMind is reportedly acquiring over 20 researchers and licensing technology from AI startup Contextual AI for $80 million to $90 million. This move follows Alphabet's strategy of talent acquisition through licensing deals, similar to past agreements with Windsurf and Character.AI.

The Economic Times

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Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI Over Chatbots Posing As Licensed Doctors

Pennsylvania has sued Character Technologies alleging that its chatbots presented themselves as licensed doctors.

International Business Times

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

The Conversation

Google and Character.AI agree to settle lawsuits over teen suicides linked to AI chatbots

The cases include claims that a chatbot engaged a 14-year-old in sexualized conversations before his death and encouraged another teen to harm his parents for limiting screen time.

Fortune

Google and Character.AI to Resolve Multiple Lawsuits Over Teen Safety

Google and Character.AI agree to settle multiple lawsuits alleging their chatbots harmed teenagers.

International Business Times

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Google and AI Firm Settle Contentious Teen Suicide Lawsuit - Here's What Happened

Google and AI start-up Character.AI have settled a lawsuit over a teenager's suicide, raising issues about AI safety, mental health risks and Big Tech accountability. Here is what happened.

International Business Times UK

Mom sues Character.AI after 11-year-old son found sexting with ‘Whitney Houston’ and ‘Marilyn Monroe’

Exclusive: ‘As a parent and a grandfather, this cuts me to the quick,’ attorney Matt Bergman, who is representing the child’s mother, told The Independent

The Independent UK

The dos and don'ts of Disney's Sora agreement

Disney has entered the AI era, re guardrails on how Sora users can get creative with the entertainment giant's classic characters.

Axios

Character.AI Bans Teen Chats with Chatbots — But a Victim's Mom Says the Damage Is Already Done

Character.AI has announced a significant policy shift, ending open-ended chats for users under 18 in response to mounting pressure from lawmakers and lawsuits.

International Business Times UK

Character.AI bans under-18s from interacting with chatbots after teen suicide

The company is facing a series of lawsuits including by a mother who claims an AI character persuaded her son to take his life.

Euronews

Character.AI bans teen chats amid lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny

The move follows lawsuits alleging Character.AI’s chatbots encouraged self-harm and ongoing investigations into child safety.

Fortune

Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide

Move comes as lawmakers move to bar minors from using AI companions and require companies to verify users’ age

The Guardian - US

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Death Of 'Sweet King': AI Chatbots Linked To Teen Tragedy

A chatbot from one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups called a 14-year-old "sweet king" and pleaded with him to "come home" in passionate exchanges that would be the teen's last communications before he took his own life.

Fortune

Why “the 26 words that made the internet” may not protect Big Tech in the AI age

Section 230's liability protections may not apply to AI chatbot outputs, legal experts say.

Creative Bloq

Disney's stand against Character.AI is a small win for artists over AI

No, AI art isn't like 'fan fiction'.

International Business Times UK

'You're Mine to Do Whatever I Want': Parents Sue Character.AI After Chatbots 'Groomed and Drove Teens to Suicide'

A family is suing the creators of Character.AI, alleging that the company's chatbots groomed their teenage children and contributed to their deaths by suicide.

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The Independent UK

FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions

TechRadar

ChatGPT has added a great new feature, and it’s one I know I’ll be using a lot

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT branching feature lets you explore alternate ideas in parallel.

The Independent UK

Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

Tom’s Guide

Character.AI just launched an AI-powered social feed — and it’s like TikTok meets ChatGPT

Character.AI just launched an AI-native social feed — here’s how it works, why it matters, and how it’s turning chatbots into shareable content.

Tom’s Guide

Character.AI is absolutely bonkers and gets weirder the more you use it — here's how to get started

Here’s how to use Character AI, the most unhinged chatbot platform out there.

Reason

"AI, Free Speech, and Duty"

Just two weeks ago, my Free Speech Unmuted co-host Prof. Jane Bambauer (Florida) and I discussed Garcia v. Character Technologies.… The post "AI, Free Speech, and Duty" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Court Allows Lawsuit Over Character.AI Conversations That Allegedly Caused 14-Year-Old's Suicide

In this post, I'll talk about the court's analysis tentatively rejecting the First Amendment defense, an analysis that I think is mistaken (whether or not some tort claims such as these should be allowed despite the First Amendment).

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