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chowder66

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1. They need to pull this shit. It doesn't need to be in the hands of children or really the public. Use it for science,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 10:40 AM

4 hrs ago

and data sorting, etc. We don't need to be eating up energy sources for a dangerously public toy which is what it is in the hands of everyday people and children.

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An 11-year-old girl using Character AI got a "Mafia Husband" chatbot companion and a chatbot role-playing suicide [View all] highplainsdem 5 hrs ago OP

They need to pull this shit. It doesn't need to be in the hands of children or really the public. Use it for science, chowder66 4 hrs ago #1

No need to worry...... SergeStorms 3 hrs ago #6

Considering that the source training sets for these so-called companions is raw scrapings... Hugin 4 hrs ago #2

This needs to be scrapped ASAP MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #3

Kick dalton99a 4 hrs ago #4

Improved filters for electronics... Hope22 3 hrs ago #5

Isn't this what it's supposed to do? maxrandb 2 hrs ago #7

"Engineers" who fail design adequate safeguards can be sanctioned, IMHO dickthegrouch 1 hr ago #8