Experts and regulators warn that emotionally attuned bots can leave children vulnerable to psychological risks—prompting lawsuits and calls for stricter safeguards.

Sam Altman fears as many as 1,500 people a week may be talking to bot before killing themselves and says company could be ‘more proactive’

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies to understand how their AI chatbots potentially negatively affect kids and teenagers.