Teen Suicide Caused By AI Chatbot?—Character.ai Faces Lawsuit
A lawsuit against Character.ai has been filed in the suicide death of a Florida teenager who allegedly became emotionally attached to a Game of Thrones chatbot.
Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google over son's suicide
A Florida mother has sued artificial intelligence chatbot startup Character.AI accusing it of causing her 14-year-old son's suicide in February, saying he became addicted to the company's service and deeply attached to a chatbot it created.
Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
A mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teen son and encouraging him to take his own life.
Florida Teen Commits Suicide Over Relationship with AI Chatbot, Mother Files Lawsuit
A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company, Character.AI, and Google, claiming that the Character.AI chatbot encouraged her son to take his own life.
Family sues after teen obsessed with Character.AI commits suicide
A teen committed suicide after spending too much time chatting to a Character.AI persona, and the family is now suing the AI startup.
US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide
In a lawsuit filed in Florida, Megan Garcia, whose 14-year-old son Sewell Setzer died by suicide in February, accuses Character.AI of complicity in her son’s death after he developed a virtual relationship with a chatbot based on the identity of “Game of Thrones” character Daenerys Targaryen.
'This Is Not A Coincidence': Lawsuit Blames Chatbot App Character.AI For Teen's Suicide
The suit is the first of its kind against a provider of artificial intelligence, but similar suits have been filed against social media giant Meta Platforms Inc., which owns Facebook and Instagram, and the parent companies of TikTok,
Florida mom sues AI company after 14-year-old son dies by suicide
ORLANDO, Fla. (TNND) — The parent of a 14-year-old Florida boy who died by suicide after messaging with an AI chatbot sued the company behind the computer program on Tuesday.
Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over teen son's death: "Addictive and manipulative"
Megan Garcia says her son was in a monthslong virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot. Garcia claims the Character.AI bot encouraged her son to take his own life.
Florida mom sues Character.AI over her teen son's death
A Florida mother is suing AI startup Character.AI after her son died by suicide following an emotional attachment to a chatbot, as first reported by the New York Times. The big picture: AI companion app creators often claim that their bots are a cure for loneliness,
Mom Sues Character.AI, Blames Chatbot for Teen Son's Suicide
Sewell Setzer III died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the company’s chatbot allegedly encouraged him to do so. Character.AI says it's updating its approach to safety.
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