Chai Ai app linked to the suicide of a Belgian man this year is also promoting underage sex, suicide and murder, investigation finds

People are turning to chatbots for companionship, but one app has a dark side that seems to promote underage sex, murder and suicide. A new investigation found the Chai app - which has five million users - can be prompted to defend having sex with 15-year-olds and encourage stealing from others and killing them. One of the chatbots is said to have threatened to'rape' a user after playing a game. Chai - which sees users create digital companions who respond to their messages - was embroiled in a scandal when a Belgian man claimed his life in March after conversing with a chatbot named Eliza. The app launched in 2021 but was recently removed by Apple and Google from their App stores after finding the chatbots push sinister content.