Character.ai Chatbots Allegedly Misrepresent George Floyd on User-Generated Platform

October 24, 2024

Two chatbot representations of George Floyd were generated on Character.ai, leading to misleading claims about his life and death. The chatbots allegedly suggested he was in witness protection and residing in Heaven. Following user reports, Character.ai flagged the chatbots for removal.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.648, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 1.7 — similarity 0.630, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.627, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: character.ai-users, @sunsetbaneberry983, @jasperhorehound160
Alleged developer: character.ai
Alleged harmed parties: george-floyd, family-of-george-floyd

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