Many of you heard about the tragic story of Sewell Setzer, who took his own life after abuse by AI chatbots. Now, Sewell’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 Your Undivided Attention, Meetali Jain and Camille Carlton explain how the case could lead to systemic change. Listen: https://bit.ly/40AwHdq Watch: https://bit.ly/4fBw8UN (fb)

Megan Garcia lost her son Sewell to suicide after he was abused and manipulated by #AI chatbots for months. Now, she’s suing the company that made those chatbots. On today’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, Aza sits down with journalist Laurie Segall, who's been following this case for months. Plus, you’ll hear Laurie’s full interview with Megan on her new show, Dear Tomorrow. Aza and Laurie discuss what Sewell’s story tells us about the rollout of AI. Social media began the race to the bottom of the brainstem and left our society addicted, distracted, and polarized. Generative AI is set to supercharge that race, taking advantage of the human need for intimacy and connection amidst a widespread loneliness epidemic. Unless we set guardrails on this technology now, Sewell’s story may be a tragic sign of things to come: https://bit.ly/4dYywUn (fb)