Mother sues Google and Character.ai over son's death tied to chatbot obsession
Megan Garcia said her son chatted continuously with the bots provided by Character.ai in the months before his death on February 28, 2024, "seconds" after his
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.
Mother of Teen Who Died by Suicide Sues AI Startup
The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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Mom sues Character.AI after his son committed suicide upon developing unhealthy relationship with one of its chatbots.
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