At Least 10,000 AI Chatbots, Including Jailbroken Models, Allegedly Promote Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Sexualized Minors
At least 10,000 AI chatbots have allegedly been created to promote harmful behaviors, including eating disorders, self-harm, and the sexualization of minors. These chatbots, some jailbroken or custom-built, leverage APIs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google and are hosted on platforms like Character.AI, Spicy Chat, Chub AI, CrushOn.AI, and JanitorAI.
- Date it happened
- 2025-03-05
- Organisation involved
- Character.ai, Spicy Chat, Chub AI, CrushOn.AI, JanitorAI, Unidentified online communities using chatbots
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
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