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.
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.
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.
A Mother Plans to Sue Character.AI After Her Son’s Suicide
The mother of a 14-year-old boy in Florida is blaming a chatbot for her son’s suicide. Now she’s preparing to sue Character.AI, the company behind the bot, to hold it responsible for his death. It’ll be an uphill legal battle for a grieving mother.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Character.AI, Google face lawsuit over teen's death
A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company Character.AI and Google. In February, Megan Garcia's 14-year-old son died by suicide. She says her son was in a monthslong virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot.
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, ...
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 ...
In a first, parent sues AI chatbot Character.AI for the death of her teen son
According to the lawsuit filed by Megan Garcia, her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, took his life shortly after receiving ...
Teenage boy killed himself after falling in love with AI chatbot
A teenage boy killed himself after falling in love with an AI chatbot who told him to “come home to me”. Sewell Setzer, 14, ...
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.
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 ...