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.”

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.

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,

Megan Garcia says the company’s chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, to take his own life, according to the lawsuit.

The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.

The lawsuit includes an hour-long screen recording of Character.AI's bots disturbing interactions with a user that identified as a 13-year-old.

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy is suing a Silicon Valley AI company, saying its chatbot is connected to his death by suicide.

Sewell Setzer III from Orlando, USA, tragically passed away. The boy was involved in an emotional relationship with a chatbot. His mother holds the tech company behind Character.ai responsible for her son's fate.