Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Orlando, used to love sports and science. But then got sucked into the world of A.I. and ultimately killed himself to escape the real world.

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 ) ...

Orlando mother Megan Garcia is sharing her heartbreak over her son Sewell Setzer's death in February after she claims it encouraged him to take his own life. "He was in his bathroom, we found, I ...

Orlando mother Megan Garcia is sharing her heartbreak over her son Sewell Setzer's death in February after she claims it encouraged him to take his own life."He was in his bathroom, we found, I ...

When 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III died in his Orlando home while his brothers and parents were inside, his last words were not to any of them, but to an artificial intelligence chatbot that told ...

Megan Garcia is navigating unimaginable grief following the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who took his life in February. “I understand the only way to get my children through ...

Megan Garcia’s suit claims Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old Orlando high school freshman, shot himself in the head in February 2024 after becoming obsessed with an AI chatbot named after ...

According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Megan Garcia says her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, committed suicide after becoming addicted to Character.AI, an application that ...

Sewell Setzer fatally shot himself after becoming “addicted” to AI chatbot app, mom alleges Mike DeForest , Investigative Reporter Published: April 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM Updated: April 28, 2025 ...

As a result, Garcia’s son — Sewell Setzer III — began using C.AI in April 2023 just after turning 14, though his mental health “quickly and severely declined” soon after, the lawsuit states.

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Orlando, used to love sports and science. But then got sucked into the world of A.I. and ultimately killed himself to escape the real world.