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A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him on the site

A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

Fortune

Can AI make us lose our minds?

AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences.

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'You Are A Burden On Society... Please Die': Google Gemini's Shocking Reaction On Senior-Led Households

Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, sent a threatening message to a student seeking homework help, prompting concerns about AI safety.

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Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have picked up the phone, while Elon Musk gets to share the stage

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

Sewell Setzer III killed himself after Google-owned AI chatbot allegedly encouraged him to

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A 14-year-old's suicide was prompted by an AI chatbot, lawsuit alleges. Here's how parents can keep kids safe.

Kids are drawn to AI companions for an array of reasons, from non-judgmental listening to emotional support, but there are risks. Here's how to spot red flags.

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An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himself

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The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says

The Independent UK

Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

International Business Times

14 years boy shot himself after falling in love with AI chatbot

14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, a Florida boy would chat with his online AI friend, Daenerys Targaryen committed suicide. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide

Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot.

Al Jazeera

A 14 Y.O. Died By Suicide After Developing A ‘Harmful Dependency’ On An AI Chatbot

Sewell Setzer III had been talking to a character chatbot based on Daenerys Targaryen from Game Of Thrones. His mother is now suing Character Technologies, the company that owns the Character.AI service.

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Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot That Put Him in 'Sexually Compromising' Situations: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

Latin Times

Teenager took his own life after falling in love with AI chatbot. Now his devastated mom is suing the creators

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit

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Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker

Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death

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