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Kamili ★'s avatar

I… have a lot of thoughts on this topic but also I realize I’m the feds because I study AI (not that kind of AI). I feel like the mention of suicide should trigger the suicide hotline. CharacterAI needs to put guards in place for this kind of thing.

That being said… there’s a lot of things about the story that aren’t being mentioned that overlap with other issues in our society.

CharacterAi needs to change, but also it feels like we give kids free rein on the internet like never before. I’ve heard people say “well what else are we going to do? It’s hard to get them off it.” But now more than ever I want to advocate for people really paying attention to what their kids do.

I also take issue with the fact that the child had ready access to a gun. I don’t want to make it seem like there’s no concern to be had with this technology— there is and we need to fight for it. I just want to reiterate that we are missing the other elephants in the room.

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Sam Tobin-Hochstadt's avatar

This story seemed made for Read Max consumption -- AI slop, instantly fake social media, brands getting in on the action: https://btownmoose.com/2024/10/24/shaloobys/

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