Your Undivided Attention

By Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, The Center for Humane Technology

When the "Person" Abusing Your Child is a Chatbot: The Tragic Story of Sewell Setzer

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Published October 24, 2024 4:00am

Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm, and sexual abuse.

Megan Garcia lost her son Sewell to suicide after he was abused and manipulated by AI chatbots for months. Now, she’s suing the company that made those chatbots. On today’s episode of Your Undivided Attention, Aza sits down with journalist Laurie Segall, who's been following this case for months. Plus, Laurie’s full interview with Megan on her new show, Dear Tomorrow.

Aza and Laurie discuss the profound implications of Sewell’s story on the rollout of AI. Social media began the race...

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