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

Sewell Setzer III grew ‘dependent’ on an AI chatbot service. Now his mother filed a lawsuit to hold the creators responsible (US District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division) ...

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

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 ...

Lawsuit: Sewell Setzer III sexually abused by 'Daenerys Targaryen' AI chatbot. Throughout Sewell's time on Character.AI, he would often speak to AI bots named after "Game of Thrones" and "House of ...

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit . Kelly Rissman. Thursday 24 October 2024 06:37 BST.

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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

On April 14, 2023, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III downloaded and began using Character A.I. Sewell interacted with a variety of Character A.I. Characters, including Characters portraying a teacher ...