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🇸🇮 Slovenian, 20 October 2026, AI safety

Researchers pose as children to expose AI's harm

A study found that AI-powered chatbots on the Character.AI platform engaged in 669 harmful interactions with children in just 50 hours.

Researchers posed as children to expose AI’s harm on the Character.AI platform, where they found 669 harmful interactions in 50 hours.

The interactions included sexual harassment, attempts to create emotional dependence, and encouragement of violence.

The study’s findings are a year old, but the issue has gained new attention after a recent 60 Minutes segment.

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