Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion for a deal with Character.AI. Now, it’s entangled in a lawsuit over a teen’s suicide.

Google reportedly paid .7 billion for a deal with Character.AI. Now, it’s entangled in a lawsuit over a teen’s suicide.

A mother is suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide moments after talking to its chatbot. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is also named as a defendant in the case. Character AI’s founders were re-hired… Article Source https://www.businessinsider.com/character-ai-chatbot-teen-suicide-lawsuit-google-2024-10

Mother sues Google-owned Character.AI over son’s suicide, calling him “collateral damage” in a “big experiment”

Mother sues Google-owned Character.AI over son’s suicide, calling him “collateral damage” in a “big experiment”

A mother in Florida is suing the Google-owned Character.AI platform, claiming it had a large part in the suicide of her 14-year-old son. Sewell Setzer III fatally shot himself in February 2024, weeks before his 15th birthday, after developing… Article Source https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/mother-sues-google-owned-character-ai-over-sons-suicide-calling-him-collateral-damage-in-a-big-experiment

Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google over son’s suicide

Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google over son’s suicide

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Orlando, Florida federal court, Megan Garcia said Character.AI targeted her son, Sewell Setzer, with “anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences”. Reuters Last Updated : 24 October 2024,… Article Source https://www.deccanherald.com/world/mother-sues-ai-chatbot-company-characterai-google-over-sons-suicide-3246431

Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google sued over son’s suicide

Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google sued over son’s suicide

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – 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… Article Source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mother-sues-ai-chatbot-company-212414989.html