Mother sues tech company after 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot allegedly drove son to suicide
The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing the tech company that created a 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot she believes drove him to suicide.
US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide
The mother of a teenage boy in the United States who took his own life is suing the maker of an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that she claims encouraged her son’s death. In a lawsuit filed in Florida,
A 14 Y.O. Died By Suicide After Developing A ‘Harmful Dependency’ On An AI Chatbot
Sewell Setzer III had been talking to a character chatbot based on Daenerys Targaryen from Game Of Thrones. His mother is now suing Character Technologies, the company that owns the Character.AI service.
Teen Dies by Suicide After Becoming Obsessed With AI Chatbot
A Florida teen named Sewell Setzer III committed suicide after developing an intense emotional connection to a Character.AI chatbot, The New York Times reports. Per the report, Setzer, who was 14, developed a close relationship with a chatbot designed to emulate "Game of Thrones" character Daenerys Targaryen.
Chatbots posed as therapist and “adult lover” in teen suicide case, lawsuit says
Perhaps most disturbingly, Setzer developed a romantic attachment to a chatbot called Daenerys. In his last act before his death, Setzer logged into Character.AI where the Daenerys chatbot urged him to "come home" and join her outside of reality.
Mother Sues AI Company After Chatbot Allegedly Encouraged Son’s Suicide
Florida mother Megan Garcia is suing Character.AI and Google following her 14-year-old son's death by suicide.
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 Sued 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.
Character.AI and Google sued after chatbot-obsessed teen’s death
A lawsuit claims that Character.AI’s founders launched a dangerous product that it advertised as safe for use by kids without warning them or their parents of possible risks.
Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
Megan Garcia says the company’s chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, to take his own life, according to ...
US Teen Fell In Love With "Game Of Thrones" Chatbot, Killed Self: Mother
Sewell Setzer III, a Florida boy, would chat with his online friend, Daenerys Targaryen, a lifelike AI chatbot named after a ...
Who Was Sewell Setzer? Teen Dies After Daenerys Role-Play On AI Bot Goes Wrong
After engaging with chatbots on the Character.AI platform, Sewell Setzer, an adolescent from Florida, committed suicide, ...
Teen’s mom sues Character.ai, alleging sexed-up bots led to son’s death
Character.ai has been accused of contributing to a 14-year-old boy’s death suicide after developing quasi-sexual ...
Teenager took his own life after falling in love with AI chatbot. Now his devastated mom is suing the creators
Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil ...
Lawsuit blames Character.AI in death of 14-year-old boy
Character.AI is being targeted in a lawsuit after the suicide of a 14-year-old Florida boy whose mother says he became ...