Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/character-ai-chatbot-sewell-setzer-death
Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death
The mother of a teenager who killed himself after becoming obsessed with an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot now accuses its maker of complicity in his death.
Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker
Thu Oct 24, 8:36am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/character-ai-chatbot-sewell-setzer-death
> Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death
> The mother of a teenager who killed himself after becoming obsessed with an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot now accuses its maker of complicity in his death.