Grieving mum warns against the dangers of falling in love with an AI bot

Then, on February 28 last year, Sewell took his own life, his mum finding him next to his phone, moments after using Character.AI.

Megan Garcia described her son as a typical 14-year-old boy, interested in artificial intelligence and technology.

“Sewell was … very curious about the world, including technology,” she told 60 Minutes.

Like many mothers wanting to know what their teenage…