Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III fell in "love" with a Character.AI chatbot, then killed himself. Now his mom, Megan Garcia, is fighting the popular tech ...

Megan Garcia sued Character.AI in federal court after the suicide of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, arguing the platform has "targeted the most vulnerable members of society – our children" ...

In the months after Sewell Setzer III’s February suicide, his mother, Megan Garcia, was at a loss over whether she should speak out about the events that she believes led to his death.

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.

In this undated photo provided by Megan Garcia of Florida in October 2024, she stands with her son, Sewell Setzer III. Credit: AP/Megan Garcia. By The Associated PressUpdated May 21, 2025.

Megan Garcia filed the civil lawsuit in a Florida federal court against Character Technologies, Inc. (Character.AI or C.AI) after her son, Sewell Setzer III, shot himself in the head with his ...

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

In an extensive complaint filed in federal court in Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 22, Megan Garcia traces the last year of son Sewell Setzer III’s life — from the moment he first started using ...

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 ...

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 ...

Megan Garcia talks about her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, in what was his bedroom at the family’s Orlando home, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.