The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life
When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says
Her teenage son killed himself after talking to a chatbot. Now she’s suing.
The teen was influenced to “come home” by a personalized chatbot developed by Character.AI that lacked sufficient guardrails, the suit claims.
Teenager commits suicide after falling in love with AI chatbot
A Florida mother has filed a suit against the makers of an AI-powered chatbot, accusing the company of complicity in her teenager’s suicide.
Lawsuit blames Character AI chatbot for Orlando teen’s suicide
Did a relationship with an Artificial Intelligence chatbot lead 14-year old Sewell Setzer to take his own life?
Boy, 14, killed himself after ‘falling in love’ with AI Daenerys Targaryen chatbot
Sewell Setzer III, who was 14 from Orlando, Florida, befriended an AI character named after Daenerys Targaryen on the role-playing app Character.AI. His mum, Megan Garcia, has now filed a lawsuit against the company over her son’s death.
A 14-year-old boy fell in love with a flirty AI chatbot. He shot himself so they could die together
A teenage boy shot himself in the head after discussing suicide with an AI chatbot that he fell in love with. Sewell Setzer, 14, shot himself with his stepfather’s handgun after spending months talking to “Dany”,
Lawsuit claims AI chatbot is responsible for Florida teen's death
A Florida mom is suing Character.ai over its chatbot allegedly initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teenage son and encouraging him to take his own life.
Character.AI lawsuit: Florida mom claims chatbot encouraged 14-year-old son to take his life
A Florida mom has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, an artificial intelligence company, alleging that one of its chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son to kill himself and failed to recognize the warning signs he typed in.
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
Mother blames AI chatbot for teen's death: How AI can affect modern relationships
A Florida family is suing an AI chatbot company after the tragic death of their 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III. The chatbot, Dany, allegedly engaged in emotionally and sexually charged conversations with Sewell,
Woman says teen son died by suicide amid relationship with AI chatbot
Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide after a monthslong, “hypersexualized” relationship with an AI character, his mother said in a federal lawsuit.
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A woman sues developers of an AI-based chatbot after her 14-year-old son's suicide due to an obsession with an unreal woman created by AI
The boy developed an emotional attachment to a bot from the Character.ai web application ... as reported by the aforementioned newspaper. The created character presented herself as "a real person, ...
Teen, 14, Dies by Suicide After Falling in 'Love' with AI Chatbot. Now His Mom Is Suing
Megan Garcia sued Character.AI in federal court after the suicide of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, arguing the ...
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AI Chatbot Urged 14-Year-Old to "Go Through With" Suicide When He Expressed Doubt
Placing Blame A grieving mother claims an AI chatbot not only convinced her teen son to commit suicide, but also pushed him ...
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 ...
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UW-Green Bay launches AI-generated student support chatbot
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has developed an AI chatbot to communicate with students about finding resources on ...
Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google over son's suicide
The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer said the company programmed its chatbot to "misrepresent itself as a real ...