What Can We Do About Abusive Chatbots? With Meetali Jain and

What Can We Do About Abusive Chatbots? With Meetali Jain and Camille Carlton

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Sewell Setzer’s mom, Megan, is suing Character.ai for the role it played in her son’s death. The outcome could force the company–and potentially the entire AI industry–to change its ways. Today on the show, one of Megan’s lawyers, Meetali Jain, breaks down how the case could lead to systemic change.

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