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

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 ...

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 ...

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'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.

A federal judge has ruled that Google and AI startup Character.AI will have to face a lawsuit brought by Megan Garcia, a mother whose 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, died by suicide in early 2024.

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 ...

“I wish I didn’t have to be here,” Megan Garcia said on the courthouse steps after the hearing let out. Garcia’s lawsuit over the death of Sewell Setzer is being described as precedent ...

Proposals to install ChatGPT into a range of toys including Barbie dolls have sparked alarm from experts who branded it a ...

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 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 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 ...