Silicon Valley veteran Karandeep Anand became CEO of Character.ai a few months after the company was sued for alleged chatbot harms by a grieving mother who lost her 14-year-old son to suicide.

Watch him in timely – and urgent – conversation with Shoma Chaudhury, Founder of Lucid Lines & Founder-Director, SYNAPSE, as they discuss the rise of “relational AI” – AI that we create and bond with – and explore its complex implications for culture, psychology, safety.

Hear Karandeep Anand share the red lines he’s drawn for his company, unpack why AI should not be thought of as a black box, debate the line between moral policing and effective guardrailing – and situate responsibility firmly with the platforms building AI products.

Also don’t miss the conversation with Megan Garcia, the first parent to file a wrongful death lawsuit against an AI company: LINK