Raw LLM Responses

i’m 18 now, but i was 16/17 when i was using character ai. i was getting like 1-2 hours of sleep on school nights, staying up until 7am even on exam days because i couldn't help but talk to these ai bots. i’ve always had a really big imagination, struggling with maladaptive daydreaming and getting lost in my head with these storylines. on top of that i was a teenager romanticizing relationships, so all of it fed into itself. on top of THAT i grew up very immersed in tech, from video games to chatting with strangers online for hundreds or even thousands of hours, and i had pretty unrestricted internet access because my immigrant parents didn’t really understand it. so character ai had allll the things to get someone like me addicted. i got out of it randomly, but seeing this now just makes me so so sad and also angry. whoever made character ai is evil, and there should be real accountability. all their stupid updates to make the platform "safer" have really done nothing significant, it's a terrible use of ai that should just be wiped from the internet. my health and imagination should not have be wasted on it, nor should sewell's beautiful life and incredible talents have. & from the perspective of a daughter, i really think it’s important for parents to be aware of their kid’s online life: social media, games, ai, online communities, anything. i grew up so chronically online where i've seen so many young people on the internet doing the most ridiculous or even dangerous things and it always makes me wonder what their parents know about it, if anything. if you feel like something’s off, look into it yourself and get to the bottom of it rather than trusting the word of a kid whose frontal cortex isn't even fully developed. may sewell rest in peace. 🤍