US teen took his own life to meet the love of his life- an AI chatbot
A 14-year-old Florida teen, Sewell Setzer III, committed suicide after months of communicating with a lifelike AI chatbot called "Dany" from Character.AI. The teen, diagnosed with mild Asperger's, became increasingly introverted and formed a romantic attachment to the AI.
A 14¨Cyear¨Cold teen from Florida committed suicide after conversing with "Daenerys Targaryen (Dany)" - a lifelike AI chatbot. He reportedly spent months communicating with "Dany" about numerous issues, some of which were "romantic" or "sexual" in character. During that time, he became increasingly introverted, and he eventually committed suicide to be with "her".
What happened to the 14-year-old US teen?
Credit: FB | Teen's mother is suing the AI company
"I like staying in my room so much because I start to detach from this reality,' and I also feel more at peace, more connected with Dany, much more in love with her, and just happier," Sewell Setzer III, was diagnosed with mild Asperger's syndrome as a child, wrote in his journal, according to the New York Times.
The source revealed a snippet of the AI's interaction with the teen, in which he discussed taking his own life.
When did the ChatBot express 'her' feelings to the teen?
Credit: US District Court
On February 28, Sewell apparently informed "Dany" that "I love you" and received the response, "Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love." He responded, "What if I told you I could come home right now?" before killing himself with his stepfather's rifle.
Character.AI, a role-playing game that lets users build their own AI characters, has responded to the terrible incident.
¡°We want to acknowledge that this is a tragic situation, and our hearts go out to the family. We take the safety of our users very seriously, and we¡¯re constantly looking for ways to evolve our platform,¡± the company said, reported the outlet.
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