Character.AI, one of the leading platforms for AI technology, recently announced it was banning anyone under 18 from having conversations with its chatbots. The decision represents a “bold step forward” for the industry in protecting teenagers and other young people, Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand said in a statement. However, for Texas mother Mandi Furniss, the policy is too late. In a lawsuit filed in federal court and in conversation with ABC News, the mother of four said various Character.AI chatbots are responsible for engaging her autistic son with sexualized language and warped his behavior to such an extreme that his mood darkened, he began cutting himself and even threatened to kill his parents. “When I saw the [chatbot] conversations, my first reaction was there’s a pedophile t

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