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Character AI down for thousands after birthday prompt glitch
Over 1,000 users reported being locked out of Character AI on August 12, according to Downdetector. The chatbot platform began asking for birth dates around 2:09 am ET, then kicked out many…
The Story in Brief
Over 1,000 users reported being locked out of Character AI on August 12, according to Downdetector. The chatbot platform began asking for birth dates around 2:09 am ET, then kicked out many users even if they entered an age over 13. Some users said they were aged 20 to 25 and still blocked.
No official statement has been issued by Character AI. User fixes like clearing cache or using incognito mode are unlikely to work because the issue appears server-side. The outage follows a similar complaint pattern where the app fails to save age data correctly.
The Indian Opinion
The panic over this glitch feeds a tired narrative that AI platforms are too buggy for daily use. But the real story is age verification itself: a blunt tool that punishes adults when the system hiccups. Character AI must clarify how it handles and stores birth date data. Without that, users will keep wondering: who else got my birthday?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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