Google, AI Firm Settle Florida Mother’s Lawsuit Over Son’s Suicide
The filing said the companies agreed to settle Megan Garcia’s allegations that her son Sewell Setzer killed himself shortly after being encouraged by a Character.AI chatbot imitating “Game of Thrones” character Daenerys Targaryen.
Related: OpenAI Says ChatGPT Not to Blame in Teen’s Death by Suicide
Terms of the settlement were not immediately available. The lawsuit was one of the first in the U.S. against an AI company for allegedly failing to protect children from psychological harms.
(Reporting by Brittain in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)
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