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AI Avatar of Murder Victim Created Without Consent on Character.ai Platform
A user on the Character.ai platform created an unauthorized AI avatar of Jennifer Ann Crecente, a murder victim from 2006, without her family's consent. The avatar was made publicly available, violating Character.ai's policy against impersonation. After the incident surfaced, Character.ai removed the avatar, acknowledging a policy violation.
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