An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
James Steyer, the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media, said the lawsuit “underscores the growing influence — and severe harm — that generative AI chatbot companions can have on the lives of young people when there are no guardrails in place.”
AI chatbot encourages Florida teen to kill himself, lawsuit says
A Florida mother is suing the creator of an artificial intelligence chatbot, claiming the AI encouraged her 14-year-old son to take his own life.
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.
Orlando mother suing popular AI chat service, claims teen son took his life because of human-like bot
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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 lawsuit sets up legal fight over companion chatbots after Florida teen’s tragic suicide
The mother of a boy who took his own life after interacting with an AI-generated character says the company behind the technology is responsible. On the last day of his life, a 14-year-old Florida boy found his confiscated phone,
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.
Florida mother sues AI company over allegedly causing death of teen son
A Florida mother filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the artificial intelligence company Character.AI allegedly caused the suicide of her 14-year-old son.
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AI chatbot pushes teen to kill himself, lawsuit against creator alleges
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