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Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide

Artificial Intelligence Character.AI Computers and the Internet Garcia, Maria L. Google Inc Haidt, Jonathan Loneliness Setzer, Sewell III Shazeer, Noam Social Media Suicides and Suicide Attempts Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.

By Kevin Roose

‘The Interview’: Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-Help

Actors and Actresses Comedy and Humor Gun Control Movies Parenting Suicides and Suicide Attempts Television Vaughn, Vince

‘The Interview’: Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-Help

I went in expecting a swaggering, overconfident guy. I found something much more interesting.

By David Marchese

The Psychedelic Evangelist

Conflicts of Interest Depression (Mental) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Ethics and Official Misconduct Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, Md) Leary, Timothy Nineteen Hundred Sixties Placebos Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Psychology and Psychologists Religion and Belief Research Suicides and Suicide Attempts

The Psychedelic Evangelist

A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?

By Brendan Borrell

Celebrities Content Type: Personal Profile Cyberharassment Fans (Persons) Goo Hara (1991-2019) Jung Chae-yull (1996-2023) K-Pop Moonbin (1998-2023) Social Media South Korea Suicides and Suicide Attempts Sulli (1994-2019)

A K-Pop Star’s Lonely Downward Spiral

Goo Hara’s life was a struggle from the start. She ended it at 28, isolated and harassed online.

By Motoko Rich and John Yoon