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.

The teen was influenced to “come home” by a personalized chatbot developed by Character.AI that lacked sufficient guardrails, the suit claims.

The mother said her son became infatuated with a chatbot made in the likeness of Daenerys Targaryen and often exchanged messages that were romantic and sexual in nature.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

A Florida mother is suing Character.AI, alleging its chatbot fostered her son’s addiction, leading to his suicide in February.

As Setzer became obsessed with his chatbot fantasy life, he disconnected from reality, her complaint said. Detecting a shift in her son, Garcia repeatedly took Setzer to a therapist, who diagnosed her son with anxiety and disruptive mood disorder.