Artificial intelligence company seeks dismissal of lawsuit over 14-year-old’s suicide Sewell Setzer fatally shot himself after becoming “addicted” to AI chatbot app, mom alleges ...

Sewell’s mother has accused the creators of the chatbot service, Character.AI, of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, deceptive trade practices, and other claims.

Some of my kids’ teachers encourage AI (artificial intelligence), others disallow it. AI is clearly harmful to kids’ learning ...

The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing the tech company that created a 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot she believes drove him to suicide.

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

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—with a limited version available for free or a "supercharged" version for a $9.99 monthly fee ...

Why Grieving Family Went Public with Teen’s Addiction to AI Bot, Which They Blame for His Suicide (Exclusive) Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III fell in "love" with an online chatbot, then ...

When 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III died in his Orlando home while his brothers and parents were inside, his last words were not to any of them, but to an artificial intelligence chatbot that told ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III killed himself after falling in "love" with a Character.AI chatbot, his family says — now an expert weighs in on the risks that could be associated with the ...

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Florida, took his life after interactions with chatbots on the Character.AI platform, a lawsuit filed by his mother, Megan Garcia, claims. The complaint claims ...

Sewell Setzer III, who was 14, died by suicide in February 2024 at his Orlando home, moments after an artificial intelligence chatbot encouraged him to “come home to me as soon as possible.” ...

The suit was filed by a mother from Florida, Megan Garcia, who alleges that her 14-year-old son Sewell Setzer III fell victim to a Character.AI chatbot. AP Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law ...