A woman whose teen son died by suicide after troubling interactions with AI chatbots is pushing back against a ten-year ban ...

California lawmakers introduced SB 243 after a teen’s suicide, aiming to regulate AI chatbots and prevent future harm to vulnerable young users.

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 that pulled him into what she described as ...

Megan Garcia, Setzer’s mother, began seeing changes in her son’s behaviors after he started a virtual relationship with a chatbot he called “Daenerys,” based on a character “Game of ...

Megan Garcia stands with her son, Sewell Setzer III. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Garcia’s lawsuit over her teen son’s suicide can move forward, rejecting for now arguments by an ...

Ever since a mourning mother, Megan Garcia, filed a lawsuit alleging that Character.AI's dangerous chatbots caused her son's suicide, Google has maintained that—so it could dodge claims that it ...

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.” ...

Megan Garcia's son, Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide on Feb. 28, 2024, after shooting himself in the head at their Orlando home, moments after exchanging messages with an AI chatbot, a lawsuit said.

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 that pulled him into what she described as ...

The case was brought against the company by Megan Garcia, the mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself after conversing with a Character.AI chatbot roleplaying as Daenerys and ...

Judge rejects claim chatbots have free speech in suit over teen’s death An undated photo shows Megan Garcia with her son, Sewell Setzer III.© Megan Garcia/AP ...