Perhaps most disturbingly, Setzer developed a romantic attachment to a chatbot called Daenerys. In his last act before his death, Setzer logged in to Character.AI where the Daenerys chatbot urged him to "come home" and join her outside of reality.

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,

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.

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.

The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI’s before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.

A Florida mother filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the artificial intelligence company Character.AI allegedly caused the suicide of her 14-year-old son.

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.

Placing Blame A grieving mother claims an AI chatbot not only convinced her teen son to commit suicide, but also pushed him into the act when he expressed hesitance. As The Guardian reports, Florida mom Megan Garcia has filed a lawsuit against the chatbot firm Character.