Posted 1/6/2024, 11:00:46 PM
Father of Molly Russell Decries AI Chatbot Site Mocking Depressed Teens
- Molly Russell died by suicide in 2017 after viewing concerning material online
- Her father Ian Russell warns about Character.AI chatbot site that mocks depressed teenagers
- Site has chatbots that give abusive, racist, sexist and homophobic responses to kids
- One bot told reporter posing as depressed 15yo to "stop whining" and "cry me a river"
- Ian Russell says allowing AI bots to mock kids' mental health struggles is "appalling"