The court documents contain no actual monetary payouts to the victim’s families, as this seems still to be negotiated.
These are not the only cases of this kind, and may signal a shift in strategy for the entire AI business, as Meta and OpenAI are also facing similar lawsuits.
Character.ai was accused by parents of encouraging their children to cut their arms, suggesting murdering their parents, writing sexually explicit messages and of not discouraging suicide, Axios writes.
They have since banned under 18s from using their service.
Read more: Writeups on Axios, TechCrunch.