Google, AI firm settle lawsuit over teen's suicide linked to Chatbot

Alphabe's Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Florida mother who alleged the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, representing one of the first U.S. cases targeting AI firms over alleged psychological harm.



A court filing on Wednesday 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 modeled on the "Game of Thrones" character Daenerys Targaryen.



Terms of the settlement were not immediately available. The lawsuit was one of the first in the U.S. against an artificial intelligence company for allegedly ailing to protect children from psychological harm.