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Life Kit · Apr 2, 2026
Using AI chatbots can impact your teen's mental health. Here's what to do
“Platform where 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III died by suicide after extended conversations; recently restricted teen access”
A Beginner's Guide to AI · Mar 28, 2026
Are You Human? Proof it!
“Cited as another AI companion platform for chatting with AI personalities”
Pivot · Mar 13, 2026
Iran War Oil Shock, Anthropic Sues, and Market Wipeout Warning
“AI chatbot platform with concerning 75-minute average usage times leading to user psychosis”
FT Tech Tonic · Feb 25, 2026
Artificial intimacy: A teenager’s last conversation
“Central subject of episode; AI chatbot platform where Sewell Garcia had romantic/sexual relationship leading to his suicide”
The a16z Show · Jan 22, 2026
Inferact: Building the Infrastructure That Runs Modern AI
AI + a16z · Jan 22, 2026
Inferact: Building the Infrastructure That Runs Modern AI
Pivot · Jan 9, 2026
Trump's Venezuela Oil Gambit, ICE Shooting Fallout, and Warner Bros. Says No (Again)
“AI chatbot platform settled with parents over child exploitation; Google also implicated in similar issues”
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Jan 9, 2026
Why Scott Shut Down His AI Persona, His Daily Routine, and When to Give Kids Money
“Platform enabling synthetic relationships; Galloway expressed concerns about its use by minors and negative psychological effects”
Hard Fork · Dec 30, 2025
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
“Platform enabling user-generated AI character relationships; discussed as companionship use case”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Dec 16, 2025
#186: GPT-5.2, Disney-OpenAI Deal, New Trump AI Executive Order, OpenAI State of Enterprise AI Report, Teen AI Usage & Data Centers in Space
“Received cease-and-desist from Disney for copyright infringement”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Oct 21, 2025
#174: ChatGPT’s Getting More “Adult,” MAICON 2025 Takeaways, AI’s Impact on Talent, Claude Haiku 4.5 & Anthropic’s Feud with the White House
“Positioned to exploit the multi-hundred-billion-dollar AI companion and adult content market”
Acquired · Oct 6, 2025
Google: The AI Company
“Founded by Noam Shazir; acquired by Google for $2.7B in 2024; Shazir returned to lead Gemini technical development”