Character.AI, the GenAI site that convinced some children to kill themselves, has gone bankrupt after parents sued them.
we found hordes of chatbots explicitly dedicated to themes of pedophilia, suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder coaching, as well as a thriving community of users creating chatbots designed to simulate school shootings, romanticize real mass shooters, and even impersonate the real child victims of mass shootings.
And I think you’re overestimating the money most families make a month. If they are so in the red that many can’t even afford groceries, do you think they’ll be able to add a hefty AI bill monthly to the amount they already can’t pay? It’s basic maths: If I earn 10 and just to exist I need 12 right now, how will I be able to pay 20 when I add the AI bill if I still earn 10?
Do I think they’ll afford it? No. Will they do it anyway? Yes.
If you aren’t a big tech, you can’t spend money you don’t have.