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Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit'

A chatbot told a 17-year-old that murdering his parents was a "reasonable response" to them limiting his screen time, a lawsuit filed in a Texas court claims.

Two families are suing Character.ai arguing the chatbot "poses a clear and present danger" to young people, including by "actively promoting violence". Character.ai — a platform which allows users to create digital personalities they can interact with — is already facing legal action over the suicide of a teenager in Florida.

Google is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, which claims the tech giant helped support the platform's development. The plaintiffs want a judge to order the platform shut down until its alleged dangers are addressed.

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