I worry that all this does is reduce future liability issues and make those users use another chatbot instead. I trust character.ai more than other chatbots for safety.

> [Dr. Nina Vasan] said the company should work with child psychologists and psychiatrists to understand how suddenly losing access to A.I. companions would affect young users.

I hope there’s a more gradual transition here for those users. AI companions are often far more available than other people, so it’s easy to talk more and get more attached to them. This restriction may end up being a net negative to affected users.